I have pushed a new version of the plugin (0.7.4) can you check if it
fixes the problem?

Hi,

I've also run into the same problem with Hudson 1.309, Violations Plugin 0.7.4
and StyleCop 4.3 running on Windows XP SP3. The Violations Plugin is configured
to look for *//StyleCopViolations.xml with no Source Path and no Faux Project
Path. I get the following error:

FATAL: C:\Documents and Settings\username\.hudson\jobs\software\builds\2009-06-
15_14-43-35\violations\file\hudson_lag_snap\Client\Contrib\SourceAnalysis\v4.3
\Reports\C:\Documents and
Settings\username\.hudson\jobs\software\workspace\hudson_lag_snap\Client\Common\
Controls\ContextSaveProvider.cs.xml (The filename, directory name, or volume
label syntax is incorrect)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Documents and
Settings\username\.hudson\jobs\software\builds\2009-06-15_14-43-35
\violations\file\hudson_lag_snap\Client\Contrib\SourceAnalysis\v4.3
\Reports\C:\Documents and
Settings\username\.hudson\jobs\software\workspace\hudson_lag_snap\Client\Common\
Controls\ContextSaveProvider.cs.xml (The filename, directory name, or volume
label syntax is incorrect)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:179)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:131)
at hudson.FilePath.write(FilePath.java:1058)
at hudson.plugins.violations.generate.ExecuteFilePath.execute
(ExecuteFilePath.java:40)
at hudson.plugins.violations.generate.GenerateXML.execute
(GenerateXML.java:47)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsCollector.invoke
(ViolationsCollector.java:124)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsCollector.invoke
(ViolationsCollector.java:27)
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:635)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsPublisher.perform
(ViolationsPublisher.java:77)
at hudson.tasks.BuildStepCompatibilityLayer.perform
(BuildStepCompatibilityLayer.java:56)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep
(AbstractBuild.java:372)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep
(AbstractBuild.java:360)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.post2(Build.java:183)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.post
(AbstractBuild.java:345)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:947)
at hudson.model.Build.run(Build.java:112)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:93)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:119)

Created an attachment (id=931)
Set of xml files that reproduce the reported issue

Same problem here. Using:
Huson 1.354
Violations: 0.7.5
StyleCop 4.3

Stack trace:
ERROR: Publisher hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsPublisher aborted due to exception
java.io.FileNotFoundException: E:\integration\hudson\jobs\Apollo-Unstable\builds\2010-05-22_23-08-43\violations\file\modules\ui\projectexplorer\bin\reports\E:\integration\hudson\jobs\Apollo-Unstable\workspace\modules\Ui\projectexplorer\src\ProjectExplorer\Services\EnvironmentService.cs.xml (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at hudson.FilePath.write(FilePath.java:1235)
at hudson.plugins.violations.generate.ExecuteFilePath.execute(ExecuteFilePath.java:40)
at hudson.plugins.violations.generate.GenerateXML.execute(GenerateXML.java:47)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsCollector.invoke(ViolationsCollector.java:124)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsCollector.invoke(ViolationsCollector.java:27)
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:747)
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:729)
at hudson.plugins.violations.ViolationsPublisher.perform(ViolationsPublisher.java:74)
at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:36)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.perform(AbstractBuild.java:582)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:563)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:550)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.post2(Build.java:152)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.post(AbstractBuild.java:528)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1267)
at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:122)

Is there any progress on solving this issue?

I gave up waiting and looked through the code (knowing nothing about java, so forgive my mistakes).

In file StyleCopParser.java (package hudson.plugins.violations.types.stylecop), I made the following change (starting from line 131):

    // Add the violation to the model
    String displayName;
    //if (reportParentFile != null) {
        displayName = ParseUtil.resolveAbsoluteName(
        projectPath, getString(element,"Source"));
    //} else {
    //    displayName = projectPath + File.separator + getString(element,"Source");
    //}
    FullFileModel fileModel = model.getFileModel(displayName);
    fileModel.addViolation(violation);

(the commented lines are my changes)

It assumes the path comes absolute but that's always the case for me.

How did you get the absolute path names baked into the @Source attribute? Is there a switch in the MSBuild task to do that?

Code changed in hudson
User: : kohsuke
Path:
trunk/hudson/plugins/violations/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/violations/types/stylecop/StyleCopParser.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/35527
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-3529] fixed the path handling.