Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml

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  • which versions are you using (SonarQube, Scanner, Plugin, and any relevant extension)
    SonaQube Enterprise EditionVersion 8.6.1
    ‘’’
    org.sonarsource.scanner.maven
    sonar-maven-plugin
    3.8.0.2131
    ‘’’
  • what are you trying to achieve
    running mvn sonar:sonar and I get error ‘’‘Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml’’’
  • what have you tried so far to achieve this
    tried running with parameters: -Dsonar.sources=src/main/java
    -Dsonar.tests=src/test/java
    -Dsonar.verbose=true
    -Dsonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths=target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml
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stacktrace:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:3.8.0.2131:sonar (default-cli) on project : Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:3.8.0.2131:sonar (default-cli) on project ia-systems-maven: Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:957)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:289)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:193)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.bootstrap.ScannerBootstrapper.execute (ScannerBootstrapper.java:67)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.SonarQubeMojo.execute (SonarQubeMojo.java:108)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:957)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:289)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:193)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <*> at index 0: **/*Cobertura.xml
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.normalize (WindowsPathParser.java:182)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse (WindowsPathParser.java:153)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPathParser.parse (WindowsPathParser.java:77)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsPath.parse (WindowsPath.java:92)
at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystem.getPath (WindowsFileSystem.java:229)
at java.nio.file.Path.resolve (Path.java:515)
at org.sonar.api.scan.filesystem.PathResolver.relativeFile (PathResolver.java:44)
at org.sonar.plugins.cobertura.CoberturaSensor.execute (CoberturaSensor.java:62)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.AbstractSensorWrapper.analyse (AbstractSensorWrapper.java:48)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:85)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.lambda$execute$1 (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.withModuleStrategy (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:77)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ModuleScanContainer.doAfterStart (ModuleScanContainer.java:82)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:137)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:123)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scan (ProjectScanContainer.java:393)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scanRecursively (ProjectScanContainer.java:389)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.doAfterStart (ProjectScanContainer.java:358)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:137)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:123)
at org.sonar.scanner.bootstrap.GlobalContainer.doAfterStart (GlobalContainer.java:144)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:137)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:123)
at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.doExecute (Batch.java:72)
at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.execute (Batch.java:66)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.batch.BatchIsolatedLauncher.execute (BatchIsolatedLauncher.java:46)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.IsolatedLauncherProxy.invoke (IsolatedLauncherProxy.java:60)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy25.execute (Unknown Source)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.doExecute (EmbeddedScanner.java:189)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.execute (EmbeddedScanner.java:138)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.bootstrap.ScannerBootstrapper.execute (ScannerBootstrapper.java:65)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.SonarQubeMojo.execute (SonarQubeMojo.java:108)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:957)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:289)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:193)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
[ERROR]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException
3

Hi,

Welcome to the community!

Can you share your Cobertura file? And… Have you double-checked its contents to make sure there isn’t a bad character at the beginning?

 
Ann

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Hi

Where is the cobertura file located is it on the sonarqube server, whats the path of the file?

When I run mvn sonar:sonar with below param the build works:

sonar.cobertura.reportPath=cobertura.xml
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Hi,

If the path cobertura.xml works then I suppose the file is located in your project root? Honestly, it’s difficult for me to know.

 
Ann