Gradle sync error - Cause: unable to find valid certification path to requested target

[Snickbrack]

Hi everyone,

 

I just started trying to create a mod on my own with the provided setup from here https://files.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.18.1.html

I am using Java 17 and IntelliJ Community Version.

 

For the opening of the project I get a Gradle sync error stating:

"Cause: unable to find valid certification path to requested target" for this gradle.build-file:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        // These repositories are only for Gradle plugins, put any other repositories in the repository block further below
        maven { url = 'https://maven.minecraftforge.net' }
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath group: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle', name: 'ForgeGradle', version: '5.1.+', changing: true
    }
}
apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle'
// Only edit below this line, the above code adds and enables the necessary things for Forge to be setup.
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'maven-publish'

version = '1.0'
group = 'com.yourname.modid' // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
archivesBaseName = 'modid'

// Mojang ships Java 17 to end users in 1.18+, so your mod should target Java 17.
java.toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)

println('Java: ' + System.getProperty('java.version') + ' JVM: ' + System.getProperty('java.vm.version') + '(' + System.getProperty('java.vendor') + ') Arch: ' + System.getProperty('os.arch'))
minecraft {
    // The mappings can be changed at any time and must be in the following format.
    // Channel:   Version:
    // snapshot   YYYYMMDD   Snapshot are built nightly.
    // stable     #          Stables are built at the discretion of the MCP team.
    // official   MCVersion  Official field/method names from Mojang mapping files
    //
    // You must be aware of the Mojang license when using the 'official' mappings.
    // See more information here: https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MCPConfig/blob/master/Mojang.md
    //
    // Use non-default mappings at your own risk. They may not always work.
    // Simply re-run your setup task after changing the mappings to update your workspace.
    mappings channel: 'snapshot', version: '20220705-1.18.1'

    // accessTransformer = file('src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg') // Currently, this location cannot be changed from the default.

    // Default run configurations.
    // These can be tweaked, removed, or duplicated as needed.
    runs {
        client {
            workingDirectory project.file('run')

            // Recommended logging data for a userdev environment
            // The markers can be added/remove as needed separated by commas.
            // "SCAN": For mods scan.
            // "REGISTRIES": For firing of registry events.
            // "REGISTRYDUMP": For getting the contents of all registries.
            property 'forge.logging.markers', 'REGISTRIES'

            // Recommended logging level for the console
            // You can set various levels here.
            // Please read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2031163/when-to-use-the-different-log-levels
            property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'

            // Comma-separated list of namespaces to load gametests from. Empty = all namespaces.
            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'

            mods {
                examplemod {
                    source sourceSets.main
                }
            }
        }

        server {
            workingDirectory project.file('run')

            // Recommended logging data for a userdev environment
            // The markers can be added/remove as needed separated by commas.
            // "SCAN": For mods scan.
            // "REGISTRIES": For firing of registry events.
            // "REGISTRYDUMP": For getting the contents of all registries.
            property 'forge.logging.markers', 'REGISTRIES'

            // Recommended logging level for the console
            // You can set various levels here.
            // Please read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2031163/when-to-use-the-different-log-levels
            property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'

            // Comma-separated list of namespaces to load gametests from. Empty = all namespaces.
            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'

            mods {
                examplemod {
                    source sourceSets.main
                }
            }
        }

        // This run config launches GameTestServer and runs all registered gametests, then exits.
        // By default, the server will crash when no gametests are provided.
        // The gametest system is also enabled by default for other run configs under the /test command.
        gameTestServer {
            workingDirectory project.file('run')

            // Recommended logging data for a userdev environment
            // The markers can be added/remove as needed separated by commas.
            // "SCAN": For mods scan.
            // "REGISTRIES": For firing of registry events.
            // "REGISTRYDUMP": For getting the contents of all registries.
            property 'forge.logging.markers', 'REGISTRIES'

            // Recommended logging level for the console
            // You can set various levels here.
            // Please read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2031163/when-to-use-the-different-log-levels
            property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'

            // Comma-separated list of namespaces to load gametests from. Empty = all namespaces.
            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'

            mods {
                examplemod {
                    source sourceSets.main
                }
            }
        }

        data {
            workingDirectory project.file('run')

            // Recommended logging data for a userdev environment
            // The markers can be added/remove as needed separated by commas.
            // "SCAN": For mods scan.
            // "REGISTRIES": For firing of registry events.
            // "REGISTRYDUMP": For getting the contents of all registries.
            property 'forge.logging.markers', 'REGISTRIES'

            // Recommended logging level for the console
            // You can set various levels here.
            // Please read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2031163/when-to-use-the-different-log-levels
            property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'

            // Specify the modid for data generation, where to output the resulting resource, and where to look for existing resources.
            args '--mod', 'examplemod', '--all', '--output', file('src/generated/resources/'), '--existing', file('src/main/resources/')

            mods {
                examplemod {
                    source sourceSets.main
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// Include resources generated by data generators.
sourceSets.main.resources { srcDir 'src/generated/resources' }

repositories {
    // Put repositories for dependencies here
    // ForgeGradle automatically adds the Forge maven and Maven Central for you

    // If you have mod jar dependencies in ./libs, you can declare them as a repository like so:
    // flatDir {
    //     dir 'libs'
    // }
}

dependencies {
    // Specify the version of Minecraft to use. If this is any group other than 'net.minecraft', it is assumed
    // that the dep is a ForgeGradle 'patcher' dependency, and its patches will be applied.
    // The userdev artifact is a special name and will get all sorts of transformations applied to it.
    minecraft 'net.minecraftforge:forge:1.18.1-39.1.0'

    // Real mod deobf dependency examples - these get remapped to your current mappings
    // compileOnly fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}:${jei_version}:api") // Adds JEI API as a compile dependency
    // runtimeOnly fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}:${jei_version}") // Adds the full JEI mod as a runtime dependency
    // implementation fg.deobf("com.tterrag.registrate:Registrate:MC${mc_version}-${registrate_version}") // Adds registrate as a dependency

    // Examples using mod jars from ./libs
    // implementation fg.deobf("blank:coolmod-${mc_version}:${coolmod_version}")

    // For more info...
    // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/artifact_dependencies_tutorial.html
    // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html
}

// Example for how to get properties into the manifest for reading at runtime.
jar {
    manifest {
        attributes([
                "Specification-Title"     : "examplemod",
                "Specification-Vendor"    : "examplemodsareus",
                "Specification-Version"   : "1", // We are version 1 of ourselves
                "Implementation-Title"    : project.name,
                "Implementation-Version"  : project.jar.archiveVersion,
                "Implementation-Vendor"   : "examplemodsareus",
                "Implementation-Timestamp": new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ")
        ])
    }
}

// Example configuration to allow publishing using the maven-publish plugin
// This is the preferred method to reobfuscate your jar file
jar.finalizedBy('reobfJar')
// However if you are in a multi-project build, dev time needs unobfed jar files, so you can delay the obfuscation until publishing by doing
// publish.dependsOn('reobfJar')

publishing {
    publications {
        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
            artifact jar
        }
    }
    repositories {
        maven {
            url "file://${project.projectDir}/mcmodsrepo"
        }
    }
}

 

Does anyone already had this error and can tell me what to do?

Because the error message is not that straightforward as I already know from work-related projects.

(I have never really worked with gradle and just with maven)

[Snickbrack]

@diesieben07 I have resolved the issue on my own but I can't really say what I have done beside downloading a standalone version of gradle and set it up in IntelliJ.

So Gradle now works and tries to sync but gets this new error (which comes from version incompatibilities):

Unable to find method ''java.lang.String org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet.getCompileConfigurationName()''.
Possible causes for this unexpected error include:
Gradle's dependency cache may be corrupt (this sometimes occurs after a network connection timeout.)
Re-download dependencies and sync project (requires network)

The state of a Gradle build process (daemon) may be corrupt. Stopping all Gradle daemons may solve this problem.
Stop Gradle build processes (requires restart)

Your project may be using a third-party plugin which is not compatible with the other plugins in the project or the version of Gradle requested by the project.

In the case of corrupt Gradle processes, you can also try closing the IDE and then killing all Java processes.

(Actualla there is no real log from IntelliJ available here, because this is the sync step to set-up the project in the IDE)

 

Besides that the command "gradlew build" executes successfully.

And this is confusing to me.

Can you de-confuse me?

[Snickbrack]

1 hour ago, diesieben07 said:

You should not use standalone Gradle.

 

@diesieben07 Okay, I have reset my project and removed standalone Gradle und uses only the pre-shipped gradle from Forge.

 

Now I get the following error for a fresh start (IntelliJ 2019, Pre-Shipped Gradle, forge-1.18.1-39.1.0-mdk) and the initial sync-task in IntelliJ:

Unable to find method ''java.lang.String org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.ComponentSelectionReason.getDescription()''.
Possible causes for this unexpected error include:
Gradle's dependency cache may be corrupt (this sometimes occurs after a network connection timeout.)
Re-download dependencies and sync project (requires network)

The state of a Gradle build process (daemon) may be corrupt. Stopping all Gradle daemons may solve this problem.
Stop Gradle build processes (requires restart)

Your project may be using a third-party plugin which is not compatible with the other plugins in the project or the version of Gradle requested by the project.

In the case of corrupt Gradle processes, you can also try closing the IDE and then killing all Java processes.

 

[warjort]

Have you tried doing what it says?

Quote

The state of a Gradle build process (daemon) may be corrupt. Stopping all Gradle daemons may solve this problem. Stop Gradle build processes (requires restart)

1) Close the ide

2) If you have started gradle from the command line run

gradlew --stop

3) Use task manager or whatever is relevant for your OS to stop any java processes that are still hanging around after a few minutes

 

Assuming that doesn't that doesn't fix it, repeat the above process then

Quote

Gradle's dependency cache may be corrupt (this sometimes occurs after a network connection timeout.) Re-download dependencies and sync project (requires network)

The easiest way to make sure this is not a problem is just delete the whole gradle cache

YOUR_HOME_DIRECTORY/.gradle/caches

This means it will redownload everything including gradle itself.

There is also a .gradle folder in your project folder (note the . in front of gradle), but this is likely not relevant to this problem - you can delete it if you want

[Snickbrack]

@warjort Hi and thank you for your answer.

 

But I already did this in different combinations - no luck.

But I found this one here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/67891506/3992990

This states that you shouldn't use a IntelliJ version that is too old and wont support Gradle that is that new as used in the project of the Forge MDK.

 

So this is fixed now and I was able to sync successfully and run the IntelliJ Run-Task to download Assets and stuff.

[warjort]

First thing to check if you have a problem with software is that you have the latest and greatest. 🙂