Why does sbt build fail with "MissingRequirementError: object scala.runtime in compiler mirror not found."?
I have this multi-module build configuration that I'm trying to get working, but whenever I try to compile the project it fails with the following error:
➜ postgresql-netty git:(multi-module) sbt clean compile
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/mauricio/.sbt/plugins
[info] Loading project definition from /Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/project
[info] Set current project to db-async-base (in build file:/Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/)
[success] Total time: 0 s, completed May 1, 2013 11:18:29 PM
[info] Updating {file:/Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/}db-async-common...
[info] Updating {file:/Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/}db-async-base...
[info] Resolving org.specs2#scalaz-core_2.10;7.0.0 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Resolving org.scala-lang#scala-library;2.10.1 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Updating {file:/Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/}postgresql-async...
[info] Resolving ch.qos.logback#logback-classic;1.0.9 ...
[info] Compiling 16 Scala sources to /Users/mauricio/projects/scala/postgresql-netty/db-async-common/target/scala-2.10/classes...
[info] Resolving org.specs2#scalaz-core_2.10;7.0.0 ...
[info] Done updating.
scala.reflect.internal.MissingRequirementError: object scala.runtime in compiler mirror not found.
at scala.reflect.internal.MissingRequirementError$.signal(MissingRequirementError.scala:16)
at scala.reflect.internal.MissingRequirementError$.notFound(MissingRequirementError.scala:17)
at scala.reflect.internal.Mirrors$RootsBase.getModuleOrClass(Mirrors.scala:48)
at scala.reflect.internal.Mirrors$RootsBase.getModuleOrClass(Mirrors.scala:40)
at scala.reflect.internal.Mirrors$RootsBase.getModuleOrClass(Mirrors.scala:61)
at scala.reflect.internal.Mirrors$RootsBase.getPackage(Mirrors.scala:172)
at scala.reflect.internal.Mirrors$RootsBase.getRequiredPackage(Mirrors.scala:175)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.RuntimePackage$lzycompute(Definitions.scala:181)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.RuntimePackage(Definitions.scala:181)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.RuntimePackageClass$lzycompute(Definitions.scala:182)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.RuntimePackageClass(Definitions.scala:182)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.AnnotationDefaultAttr$lzycompute(Definitions.scala:1015)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.AnnotationDefaultAttr(Definitions.scala:1014)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.syntheticCoreClasses$lzycompute(Definitions.scala:1144)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.syntheticCoreClasses(Definitions.scala:1143)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.symbolsNotPresentInBytecode$lzycompute(Definitions.scala:1187)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.symbolsNotPresentInBytecode(Definitions.scala:1187)
at scala.reflect.internal.Definitions$DefinitionsClass.init(Definitions.scala:1252)
at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.<init>(Global.scala:1289)
at xsbt.CachedCompiler0.run(CompilerInterface.scala:87)
at xsbt.CachedCompiler0.run(CompilerInterface.scala:72)
at xsbt.CompilerInterface.run(CompilerInterface.scala:27)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at sbt.compiler.AnalyzingCompiler.call(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:73)
at sbt.compiler.AnalyzingCompiler.compile(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:35)
at sbt.compiler.AnalyzingCompiler.compile(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:29)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4$$anonfun$compileScala$1$1.apply$mcV$sp(AggressiveCompile.scala:71)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4$$anonfun$compileScala$1$1.apply(AggressiveCompile.scala:71)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4$$anonfun$compileScala$1$1.apply(AggressiveCompile.scala:71)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile.sbt$compiler$AggressiveCompile$$timed(AggressiveCompile.scala:101)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4.compileScala$1(AggressiveCompile.scala:70)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4.apply(AggressiveCompile.scala:88)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile$$anonfun$4.apply(AggressiveCompile.scala:60)
at sbt.inc.IncrementalCompile$$anonfun$doCompile$1.apply(Compile.scala:24)
at sbt.inc.IncrementalCompile$$anonfun$doCompile$1.apply(Compile.scala:22)
at sbt.inc.Incremental$.cycle(Incremental.scala:52)
at sbt.inc.Incremental$.compile(Incremental.scala:29)
at sbt.inc.IncrementalCompile$.apply(Compile.scala:20)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile.compile2(AggressiveCompile.scala:96)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile.compile1(AggressiveCompile.scala:44)
at sbt.compiler.AggressiveCompile.apply(AggressiveCompile.scala:31)
at sbt.Compiler$.apply(Compiler.scala:79)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:574)
at sbt.Defaults$$anonfun$compileTask$1.apply(Defaults.scala:574)
at sbt.Scoped$$anonfun$hf2$1.apply(Structure.scala:578)
at sbt.Scoped$$anonfun$hf2$1.apply(Structure.scala:578)
at scala.Function1$$anonfun$compose$1.apply(Function1.scala:49)
at sbt.Scoped$Reduced$$anonfun$combine$1$$anonfun$apply$12.apply(Structure.scala:311)
at sbt.Scoped$Reduced$$anonfun$combine$1$$anonfun$apply$12.apply(Structure.scala:311)
at sbt.$tilde$greater$$anonfun$$u2219$1.apply(TypeFunctions.scala:41)
at sbt.std.Transform$$anon$5.work(System.scala:71)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:232)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:232)
at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:18)
at sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:238)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:232)
at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:232)
at sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4$$anonfun$1.apply(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:160)
at sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:30)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
[error] (db-async-common/compile:compile) scala.reflect.internal.MissingRequirementError: object scala.runtime in compiler mirror not found.
[error] Total time: 4 s, completed May 1, 2013 11:18:33 PM
Any idea what this is and how can I fix it?
Answer
The issue is when you clear all the project dependencies up while setting yours, i.e. using := not ++= or += to add dependencies to libraryDependencies in a build definition, say in build.sbt:
libraryDependencies := Dependencies.microservice
With := all the current dependencies that sbt sets upfront in libraryDependencies are cleared out and the only available dependencies are these from Dependencies.microservice (as in the above example).
Adding up "org.scala-lang" % "scala-library" % "2.10.1" (or whatever version of scalaVersion you use) is just a workaround for clearing out the already-properly-initialized libraryDependencies setting.
It's easily to reproduce with the following build definition - build.sbt:
libraryDependencies := Seq()
Trying to compile Scala files results in the error - note show libraryDependencies:
➜ clear-library-dependencies xsbt
JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/java8/Contents/Home
SBT_OPTS= -Xms512M -Xmx1536M -Xss1M -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Updating {file:/Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins/}global-plugins...
[info] Resolving org.fusesource.jansi#jansi;1.4 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Set current project to clear-library-dependencies (in build file:/Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/)
[clear-library-dependencies]> show libraryDependencies
[info] List()
[clear-library-dependencies]> compile
[info] Updating {file:/Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/}clear-library-dependencies...
[info] Resolving org.fusesource.jansi#jansi;1.4 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Compiling 1 Scala source to /Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/target/scala-2.10/classes...
[trace] Stack trace suppressed: run last compile:compileIncremental for the full output.
[error] (compile:compileIncremental) scala.reflect.internal.MissingRequirementError: object scala.runtime in compiler mirror not found.
[error] Total time: 0 s, completed Feb 3, 2015 10:36:08 PM
Change the build to the following (not usable, but just to show the point):
libraryDependencies ++= Seq()
The result's going to be as follows:
[clear-library-dependencies]> reload
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Set current project to clear-library-dependencies (in build file:/Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/)
[clear-library-dependencies]> show libraryDependencies
[info] List(org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.10.4)
[clear-library-dependencies]> compile
[info] Updating {file:/Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/}clear-library-dependencies...
[info] Resolving org.fusesource.jansi#jansi;1.4 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Compiling 1 Scala source to /Users/jacek/dev/sandbox/clear-library-dependencies/target/scala-2.10/classes...
[success] Total time: 1 s, completed Feb 3, 2015 10:38:19 PM