PH58876: IN IDZ 16.0.3, SONARLINT INTEGRATION RETURNS NOCLASSDEFFOUNDERROR AT GITINFO WHEN ANALYZE IS SELECTED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When attempting to Analyze a local project with Sonarlint 7.8
  integration with IBM Developer for z/OS 16.0.3, the client
  returns:
  java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  org/eclipse/egit/core/info/GitInfo at
  org.sonarlint.eclipse.core.internal.vcs.Egit5dot12VcsFacade.getR
  epo
  
  With the IDz sonar tracing, the error shows:
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.core.jobs 4 2 2023-11-14 09:03:12.197
  !MESSAGE An internal error occurred during: "Synchronize local
  storage with SonarQube/SonarCloud".
  !STACK 0
  java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  org.eclipse.egit.core.info.GitInfo
  at
  org.sonarlint.eclipse.core.internal.vcs.EGit5dot12VcsFacade.getR
  epo(EGit5dot12VcsFacade.java:46)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  org.eclipse.egit.core.info.GitInfo cannot be found by
  org.sonarlint.eclipse.core_7.8.0.63129
  at
  org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.generateException(
  BundleLoader.java:529)
  
  Egit is installed by default with IBM Developer for z/OS, but
  may not be used.
  
  IBM Developer for z/OS 16.0.0, 16.0.1 and 16.0.2 all work with
  Sonarlint successfully.
  

Local fix

• In 16.0.3, find the org.eclipse.jgit_6.6.1.202310031841.jar
  under
  c:\Program Files\IBM\SDPShared\plugins.
  Rename the file so that the name or the jar file is not
  recognized.  For example, rename as
  OLDrg.eclipse.jgit_6.6.1.202310031841.OLDjar.
  Restart IDz with -clean.
  Right click on the START.
  Go to Software Delivery Platform (or where IDz is installed).
  Right click on Developer for z/OS.
  Select MORE.
  Select Open File Location.
  Select Developer for z/OS.
  Right click and select Properties.
  Look at the Target.  Copy and put in a command prompt to start
  IDz.
  Before launching, add -clean to the end.
  The command should be similar to
      C:\Program Files\IBM\Developer_for_zOS>eclipse.exe -product
  com.ibm.developer.for.zos.product.ide -clean
  

Problem summary

• The issue was that a security patch added to EGit (really the
  JGit component of EGit) caused issues as the expected required
  package version within EGit was out of range.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix was to adjust the version to where the export JGit
  packages were in line with what EGit would expect and accept.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels