Details
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Type:
Bug
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Status:
Closed
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Priority:
Major
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Resolution: Fixed
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Affects Version/s: 2.0.8
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Fix Version/s: 2.0.9, 3.0-alpha-1
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Component/s: Command Line
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Labels:None
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Patch Submitted:Yes
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Number of attachments :
Description
On Windows NT or XP with Novell Client Login mvn.bat incorrectly selects OS as Win9x, because Novell sets OS environment variable to WINNT instead of Windows_NT.
As a result it processes command line arguments as in windows 9x, what is very inconvenient because all arguments with = (equals) sign must be quoted on command line. For example -DdownloadSources=true must be quoted as "-DdownloadSources=true".
The reason for such behaviour is that mvn.bat checks in several places if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" and this statement yields false on windows with novell login. On winnt with novell login OS is set to WINNT instead of Windows_NT.
I attached corrected mvn.bat and mvnDebug.bat that check additionally for "%OS%"=="WINNT".
Patch applied, thanks.
Incidentally, I don't have a copy of windows here, so if someone could try this and reopen it if it doesn't work, I'd appreciate it!