Zero stack overflow error on PPC. ./linux-ppc64-normal-zero-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/java -version openjdk version "1.9.0-internal" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.9.0-internal-openjdktester_2014_11_13_10_39-b00) OpenJDK 64-Bit Zero VM (build 1.9.0-internal-openjdktester_2014_11_13_10_39-b00, interpreted mode) Reproducer (on a Fedora/RHEL system with maven package installed): ./linux-ppc64-normal-zero-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/java -classpath /usr/share/maven/boot/plexus-classworlds.jar -Dclassworlds.conf=/usr/share/maven/bin/m2.conf -Dmaven.home=/usr/share/maven org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher Actual results: Exception in thread "process reaper" Exception in thread "process reaper" java.lang.StackOverflowError at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.snode(SynchronousQueue.java:318)[ERROR] No goals have been specified for this build. You must specify a valid lifecycle phase or a goal in the format <plugin-prefix>:<goal> or <plugin-group-id>:<plugin-artifact-id>[:<plugin-version>]:<goal>. Available lifecycle phases are: validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy, pre-clean, clean, post-clean, pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy. -> [Help 1] at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.transfer(SynchronousQueue.java:361) at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue.poll(SynchronousQueue.java:941)[ERROR] [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch. at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.getTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1066) [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging. at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1127) [ERROR] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/NoGoalSpecifiedExceptionjava.lang.StackOverflowError at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.snode(SynchronousQueue.java:318) at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.transfer(SynchronousQueue.java:361) at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue.poll(SynchronousQueue.java:941) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.getTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1066) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1127) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Exception in thread "process reaper" java.lang.StackOverflowError at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.snode(SynchronousQueue.java:318) at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue$TransferStack.transfer(SynchronousQueue.java:361) at java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue.poll(SynchronousQueue.java:941) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.getTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1066) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1127) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java Expected results (Ouput of running "mvn"): [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 0.150s [INFO] Finished at: Thu Nov 13 14:46:15 CET 2014 [INFO] Final Memory: 4M/118M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] No goals have been specified for this build. You must specify a valid lifecycle phase or a goal in the format <plugin-prefix>:<goal> or <plugin-group-id>:<plugin-artifact-id>[:<plugin-version>]:<goal>. Available lifecycle phases are: validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy, pre-clean, clean, post-clean, pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy. -> [Help 1] [ERROR] [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch. [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging. [ERROR] [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles: [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/NoGoalSpecifiedException