Getting error when running 'make dist'

[himoacs]

Hi,

I am trying to install flint on my mac but when I run 'make dist', I get this error:

Himanshus-MacBook-Pro:flint-master himanshugupta$ make dist
find . -name '.pyc' -exec rm -f {} +
find . -name '.pyo' -exec rm -f {} +
find . -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} +
find . -name 'pycache' -exec rm -fr {} +
sbt "set test in assembly := {}" clean assembly
[info] Loading project definition from /Users/himanshugupta/spark/flint-master/project
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.getTextLength(Matcher.java:1769)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.reset(Matcher.java:416)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.(Matcher.java:253)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.matcher(Pattern.java:1147)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.split(Pattern.java:1264)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.split(Pattern.java:1335)
at sbt.IO$.pathSplit(IO.scala:797)
at sbt.IO$.parseClasspath(IO.scala:912)
at sbt.compiler.CompilerArguments.extClasspath(CompilerArguments.scala:66)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.withBootclasspath(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:188)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.searchClasspathAndLookup(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:166)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.apply(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:176)
at sbt.compiler.IC$.incrementalCompile(IncrementalCompiler.scala:138)
at sbt.Compiler$.compile(Compiler.scala:152)
at sbt.Compiler$.compile(Compiler.scala:138)
at sbt.Defaults$.sbt$Defaults$$compileIncrementalTaskImpl(Defaults.scala:860)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:851)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:849)
at scala.Function1$$anonfun$compose$1.apply(Function1.scala:47)
at sbt.$tilde$greater$$anonfun$$u2219$1.apply(TypeFunctions.scala:40)
at sbt.std.Transform$$anon$4.work(System.scala:63)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:17)
at sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:237)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4$$anonfun$1.apply(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:159)
at sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:28)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:514)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:844)
[error] (compile:compileIncremental) java.lang.NullPointerException
Project loading failed: (r)etry, (q)uit, (l)ast, or (i)gnore? l
[info] Loading project definition from /Users/himanshugupta/spark/flint-master/project
[debug] Forcing garbage collection...
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.getTextLength(Matcher.java:1769)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.reset(Matcher.java:416)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.(Matcher.java:253)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.matcher(Pattern.java:1147)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.split(Pattern.java:1264)
at java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern.split(Pattern.java:1335)
at sbt.IO$.pathSplit(IO.scala:797)
at sbt.IO$.parseClasspath(IO.scala:912)
at sbt.compiler.CompilerArguments.extClasspath(CompilerArguments.scala:66)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.withBootclasspath(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:188)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.searchClasspathAndLookup(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:166)
at sbt.compiler.MixedAnalyzingCompiler$.apply(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:176)
at sbt.compiler.IC$.incrementalCompile(IncrementalCompiler.scala:138)
at sbt.Compiler$.compile(Compiler.scala:152)
at sbt.Compiler$.compile(Compiler.scala:138)
at sbt.Defaults$.sbt$Defaults$$compileIncrementalTaskImpl(Defaults.scala:860)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:851)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:849)
at scala.Function1$$anonfun$compose$1.apply(Function1.scala:47)
at sbt.$tilde$greater$$anonfun$$u2219$1.apply(TypeFunctions.scala:40)
at sbt.std.Transform$$anon$4.work(System.scala:63)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:17)
at sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:237)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:228)
at sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4$$anonfun$1.apply(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:159)
at sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:28)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:514)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:844)
[error] (compile:compileIncremental) java.lang.NullPointerException
[debug] > load-failed
[debug] > last

Any idea what's causing this and how I can fix it?

Thanks

[himoacs]

This seemed to be an issue caused by java version 9.x.x. Downgrading to Java 8.x.x. fixed the issue.