Is not possible build Spring Security: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load file 'etc/nohttp/allowlist.lines'

Describe the bug [Problem] Is not possible Build Spring Security

To Reproduce

In MacOS and Windows I have the following situation

I have STS 4.9.0.RELEASE for a workspace dedicated for Spring Security. And configured for Java 8 according with the Building from Source section.

Therefore for the IDE itself:

NOTE: From above - I removed the JRE 15 included in the IDE to avoid problems

Prior to import Spring Security I did

• git clone
• added remote repository
• git fetch
• git merge upstream/master

So I am sure I have the latest and stable code of the project

Then Spring Security is imported and furthermore to be sure, I change for the Spring Security project its JRE from 15 to 8 as follows:

And furthermore is mandatory fix the following:

Remove JRE 15 (I)

Remove JRE 15 (II)

Add JDK 8 (I)

Add JDK 8 (II)

The importation project was successful and configured fine to work with JDK 8.

Just in case I do the following:

Now according with the Building from Source section is time to execute ./gradlew install, therefore through the IDE

It works fine as follows:

Therefore all the required dependencies are downloaded and available.

Now according with the Building from Source section is time to execute ./gradlew build, therefore through the IDE

So the process starts:

But it fails with:

The message is:

Execution failed for task ':checkstyleNohttp'.
> java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not load file 'etc/nohttp/allowlist.lines' 

The same happens in other Machine on Windows 10, with a dedicated and isolated workspace for Spring Security.

Expected behavior It should Build without any problem.

[jzheaux]

What appears to be happening is Eclipse isn’t propagating the working directory through to the underlying NoHttpCheck Checkstyle task when running build -> checkstyleNohttp.

You can can configure the build Run Configuration in Eclipse to skip the checkstyleNohttp task. In Project -> Run Configurations, find or create a Gradle Task where the task is build. Then, in its Project Settings, add -xcheckstyleNohttp as a program argument.

You can then run checkstyleNoHttp separately.

[jzheaux]

Thanks for the report, @manueljordan. I was able to reproduce the error you described, and I will take a look.

In the meantime, it sounds like you have a workaround, which is to build from the terminal.