'?' folder is created when building console-java-simple project using java-maven Che 7 stack

[ibuziuk]

Description

When console-java-simple is built in non-Ephemeral namespace against java-maven Che 7 stack '?' folder with m2 folder is created:

Reproduction Steps

Create Non-Ephemeral Che 7 java-maven workspace with console-java-simple and build it with mvn.

ERROR: '?' folder with .m2 folder

OS and version:
7 beta 5

[amisevsk]

The issue here is that OpenShift runs containers with a (mostly) random UID. Since this UID is not defined at container creation time, it does not have an entry in /etc/passwd and so any program that depends on getting a username will have some sort of issue.

In the case of maven, the issue is that it cannot figure out where to put the ${HOME}/.m2 directory.

[ibuziuk]

PRs sent:

• Specify home path in java-maven devfile che-devfile-registry#6
• Add -Duser.home parameter to maven opts in java-maven stack #13453

[ibuziuk]

We need a PR for che.openshift.io and than can close this issue

[ibuziuk]

rh-che PR redhat-developer/rh-che#1448

[ibuziuk]

Closing as done