SBT plugins fail when SBT directories are relocated to a relative path

[alanbur]

SBT version 1.0.2

I have a .sbtopts in my project directory to relocate the .sbt and .ivy2 directories:

-ivy ../sbt_cache
-sbt-boot ../sbt_cache
-sbt-dir ../sbt_cache

And in ../sbt_cache I have a plugins directory. When I run sbt it throws the following exception and fails:

java.lang.AssertionError: assertion failed: Not absolute: ../sbt_cache/plugins
	at scala.Predef$.assert(Predef.scala:179)
	at sbt.IO$.assertAbsolute(IO.scala:922)
	at sbt.IO$.directoryURI(IO.scala:889)
	at sbt.Load$.load(Load.scala:316)
	at sbt.Load$.load(Load.scala:305)
	at sbt.Load$$anonfun$4.apply(Load.scala:146)
	at sbt.Load$$anonfun$4.apply(Load.scala:146)
	at sbt.Load$.timed(Load.scala:1025)
	at sbt.Load$.apply(Load.scala:146)
	at sbt.GlobalPlugin$.build(GlobalPlugin.scala:36)
	at sbt.GlobalPlugin$.load(GlobalPlugin.scala:42)
	at sbt.Load$.loadGlobal(Load.scala:102)
	at sbt.Load$.defaultWithGlobal(Load.scala:67)
	at sbt.Load$$anonfun$1.apply(Load.scala:35)
	at sbt.Load$$anonfun$1.apply(Load.scala:30)
	at sbt.Load$.timed(Load.scala:1025)
	at sbt.Load$.defaultLoad(Load.scala:30)
	at sbt.BuiltinCommands$.liftedTree1$1(Main.scala:503)
	at sbt.BuiltinCommands$.doLoadProject(Main.scala:503)
	at sbt.BuiltinCommands$$anonfun$loadProjectImpl$2.apply(Main.scala:495)
	at sbt.BuiltinCommands$$anonfun$loadProjectImpl$2.apply(Main.scala:495)
	at sbt.Command$$anonfun$applyEffect$1$$anonfun$apply$2.apply(Command.scala:59)
	at sbt.Command$$anonfun$applyEffect$1$$anonfun$apply$2.apply(Command.scala:59)
	at sbt.Command$$anonfun$applyEffect$2$$anonfun$apply$3.apply(Command.scala:61)
	at sbt.Command$$anonfun$applyEffect$2$$anonfun$apply$3.apply(Command.scala:61)
	at sbt.Command$.process(Command.scala:93)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:96)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:96)
	at sbt.State$$anon$1.runCmd$1(State.scala:183)
	at sbt.State$$anon$1.process(State.scala:187)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:96)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:96)
	at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:17)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.next(MainLoop.scala:96)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.run(MainLoop.scala:89)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$runWithNewLog$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:68)
	at sbt.MainLoop$$anonfun$runWithNewLog$1.apply(MainLoop.scala:63)
	at sbt.Using.apply(Using.scala:24)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.runWithNewLog(MainLoop.scala:63)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.runAndClearLast(MainLoop.scala:46)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.runLoggedLoop(MainLoop.scala:30)
	at sbt.MainLoop$.runLogged(MainLoop.scala:22)
	at sbt.StandardMain$.runManaged(Main.scala:61)
	at sbt.xMain.run(Main.scala:35)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Launch.scala:109)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$.withContextLoader(Launch.scala:128)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$.run(Launch.scala:109)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Launch.scala:35)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$.launch(Launch.scala:117)
	at xsbt.boot.Launch$.apply(Launch.scala:18)
	at xsbt.boot.Boot$.runImpl(Boot.scala:41)
	at xsbt.boot.Boot$.main(Boot.scala:17)
	at xsbt.boot.Boot.main(Boot.scala)
[error] java.lang.AssertionError: assertion failed: Not absolute: ../sbt_cache/plugins
[error] Use 'last' for the full log.
Project loading failed: (r)etry, (q)uit, (l)ast, or (i)gnore?

It's unclear why the plugins directory would have to be absolute in the first place.

[jonas-db]

Same problem, is there a work-around???

[SethTisue]

is there a work-around???

use absolute paths?

[alanbur]

It's not really a workaround when when working across multiple users and/or machines...