[maven-4.0.x] Fix special characters in .mvn/jvm.config (fix #11363, #11485 and #11486) (#11365) - #11537
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…1485 and apache#11486) (apache#11365) Replace shell-based jvm.config parsing with a Java-based parser to fix issues with special characters (pipes, @, quotes) that cause shell command errors. Problems fixed: - MNG-11363: Pipe symbols (|) in jvm.config cause shell parsing errors - apacheGH-11485: @ character in paths (common in Jenkins workspaces like project_PR-350@2) causes sed failures - MNG-11486: POSIX compliance issues with xargs -0 on AIX, FreeBSD, etc. Solution: Add JvmConfigParser.java that runs via Java source-launch mode (JDK 11+) to parse jvm.config files. This avoids all shell parsing complexities and works consistently across Unix and Windows platforms. Changes: - Add apache-maven/bin/JvmConfigParser.java: Java parser that handles quoted arguments, comments, line continuations, and ${MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR} substitution - Update mvn (Unix): Use JvmConfigParser instead of tr/sed/xargs pipeline - Update mvn.cmd (Windows): Use JvmConfigParser with direct file output to avoid Windows file locking issues with shell redirection - Add MAVEN_DEBUG_SCRIPT environment variable for debug logging in both scripts to aid troubleshooting - Add integration tests for pipe symbols and @ character handling - Improve Verifier to save stdout/stderr to separate files for debugging The parser outputs arguments as quoted strings, preserving special characters that would otherwise be interpreted by the shell. (cherry picked from commit da5f27e) # Conflicts: # its/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
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