redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

"Project cannot be built until its prerequisite is built" errors each time I close & open VSCode

Open
#4,104 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
2.3k
Forks
546
Avg merge
20h 1m
Merged PRs (30d)
11

Description

I have a multi-module Maven project that I created using Eclipse, and now I am trying to migrate to VSCode.

I have opened the project in VSCode, and it has updated all .project and .classpath files. There is no error in the project, and everything seems to work perfectly.
But after I close VSCode and open it again, without having changed a single line, after Java builds everything, suddenly most of the modules are in red, and I see this type of error in the Problems tab:

"The project cannot be built until its prerequisite XXX is built. Cleaning and building all projects is recommended"

If I "Clean Java Language Server Workspace", the problems disappear, until I close+open VSCode again.
If I "Force Java Compilation > Full", the same. Problems disappear until the next restart.

I guess this shouldn't happen, but I don't know if it is a problem in my project (as I've said, everything works until I close the workspace), I have something configured incorrectly or it is a bug in vscode-java (and if so, if there's any workaround).

I am using JDK 8.

I have tried the pre-release version too, but I get the same problems.

Thank you in advance, please let me know if you need more info.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the multi-module Maven project after reopening VSCode, comparing the .project and .classpath files before and after Java builds. Check whether cleaning the Java Language Server Workspace or using Force Java Compilation > Full changes the result. Done means identifying the restart-related cause or a reliable workaround for the prerequisite errors.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, vscode
Domain
build-system, developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.