SBT xalan#serializer error in IntelliJ

Question

I'm using Intellij to build a Play 2 web app in Scala. However, I keep getting this error inside Intellij.

SBT project import
     [warn]     [FAILED     ] xalan#serializer;2.7.1!serializer.jar(src):  (0ms)
     [warn] ==== typesafe-ivy-releases: tried
     [warn]   http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/ivy-releases/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/srcs/serializer-sources.jar
     [warn] ==== sbt-plugin-releases: tried
     [warn]   http://repo.scala-sbt.org/scalasbt/sbt-plugin-releases/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/srcs/serializer-sources.jar
     [warn] ==== local: tried
     [warn]   C:\Users\ *** \.ivy2\local\xalan\serializer\2.7.1\srcs\serializer-sources.jar
     [warn] ==== public: tried
     [warn]   http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/serializer-2.7.1-sources.jar
     [warn] ==== Typesafe repository: tried
     [warn]   http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/serializer-2.7.1-sources.jar
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     [warn]     ::              FAILED DOWNLOADS            ::
     [warn]     :: ^ see resolution messages for details  ^ ::
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     [warn]     :: xalan#serializer;2.7.1!serializer.jar(src)
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     [warn]     [FAILED     ] xalan#serializer;2.7.1!serializer.jar(doc):  (0ms)
     [warn] ==== local: tried
     [warn]   C:\Users\ *** \.ivy2\local\xalan\serializer\2.7.1\docs\serializer-javadoc.jar
     [warn] ==== public: tried
     [warn]   http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/serializer-2.7.1-javadoc.jar
     [warn] ==== Typesafe Releases Repository: tried
     [warn]   http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/serializer-2.7.1-javadoc.jar
     [warn] ==== Typesafe Releases: tried
     [warn]   http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/xalan/serializer/2.7.1/serializer-2.7.1-javadoc.jar
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     [warn]     ::              FAILED DOWNLOADS            ::
     [warn]     :: ^ see resolution messages for details  ^ ::
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     [warn]     :: xalan#serializer;2.7.1!serializer.jar(doc)
     [warn]     ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

When running the project from a command line everything works correctly, it's just really annoying having this error pop up everytime I open Intellij.

Cheers

Answer 1

After getting the same error and trying lots of stuff, I finally specified a newer version of the missing jar. I added the following to my build.sbt:

libraryDependencies += "xalan" % "serializer" % "2.7.2"

The root problem is that the Javadoc and sources aren't available for xalan serializer v2.7.1 in the public repos that sbt checks, but they are available for the newer version. The small bump in version shouldn't affect anything.

An alternate solution is to not specify that sbt download Javadocs and sources.

Answer 2

Turn off [Project Settings] - [SBT] - [Download source and docs] checkbox

Answer 3

Well IntelliJ IDEA is great, but the sbt plugin has a lot of bugs... You should submit an error report here.

Answer 4

When you create the project check the box for 'Use auto-import'