Apache Camel Spring Boot Application native executable exception

I would like to explore a simple Apache Camel Spring Boot demo application that moves files from a directory to another running in a native image.

While jvm build runs fine (mvn spring-boot:run), native build (mvn native:compile -Pnative) finishes successfully, but when I run the executable I get an exception.

This is the exception I get trying to run the executable

Related cause: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.apache.camel.component.xslt.springboot.XsltComponentAutoConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'camelContext': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference or an asynchronous initialization dependency? at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.resolveAutowiredArgument(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:341) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.resolveArguments(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:262) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:198) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.InstanceSupplier$1.get(InstanceSupplier.java:83) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.obtainInstanceFromSupplier(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1024) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.obtainFromSupplier(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1246) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1189) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:565) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:525) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:371) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:331) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:201) at org.apache.camel.component.xslt.springboot.XsltComponentAutoConfiguration__BeanDefinitions.lambda$getConfigureXsltComponentInstanceSupplier$0(XsltComponentAutoConfiguration__BeanDefinitions.java:42) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingFunction.apply(ThrowingFunction.java:63) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingFunction.apply(ThrowingFunction.java:51) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.lambda$get$0(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:194) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:58) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:46) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.invokeBeanSupplier(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:231) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:194) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.obtainInstanceFromSupplier(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1024) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.obtainFromSupplier(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1246) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1189) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:565) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:525) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:371) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:331) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:201) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:740) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:728) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeansOfType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1449) at org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(BeanFactoryUtils.java:326) at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.ApplicationContextBeanRepository.findByTypeWithName(ApplicationContextBeanRepository.java:84) at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.ApplicationContextBeanRepository.findByType(ApplicationContextBeanRepository.java:78) at org.apache.camel.support.DefaultRegistry.findByType(DefaultRegistry.java:403) at org.apache.camel.impl.engine.CustomizersLifecycleStrategy.onComponentAdd(CustomizersLifecycleStrategy.java:49) at org.apache.camel.impl.engine.AbstractCamelContext.postInitComponent(AbstractCamelContext.java:504) at org.apache.camel.impl.engine.AbstractCamelContext.addComponent(AbstractCamelContext.java:499) at org.apache.camel.spring.SpringCamelContext.doBuild(SpringCamelContext.java:113) at org.apache.camel.support.service.BaseService.build(BaseService.java:64) at org.apache.camel.spring.boot.CamelAutoConfiguration.doConfigureCamelContext(CamelAutoConfiguration.java:135) at org.apache.camel.spring.boot.CamelAutoConfiguration.camelContext(CamelAutoConfiguration.java:119) at org.apache.camel.spring.boot.CamelAutoConfiguration__BeanDefinitions.lambda$getCamelContextInstanceSupplier$0(CamelAutoConfiguration__BeanDefinitions.java:39) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingBiFunction.apply(ThrowingBiFunction.java:68) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingBiFunction.apply(ThrowingBiFunction.java:54) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.lambda$get$1(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:200) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:58) at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:46) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.invokeBeanSupplier(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:231) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:200) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.obtainInstanceFromSupplier(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1024) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.obtainFromSupplier(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1246) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1189) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:565) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:525) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:371) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:331) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:201) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:740) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:728) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeansOfType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1449) at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.CamelBeanPostProcessor$1.getOrLookupCamelContext(CamelBeanPostProcessor.java:74) at org.apache.camel.impl.engine.DefaultCamelBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(DefaultCamelBeanPostProcessor.java:140) at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.CamelBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(CamelBeanPostProcessor.java:176) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:426) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1809) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:603) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:525) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:371) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:331) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:196) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.instantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1218) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1184) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1121) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:994) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:621) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:756) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:445) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1365) at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1354) at com.example.move.files.MoveFilesSpringBootApplication.main(MoveFilesSpringBootApplication.java:10) at [email protected]/java.lang.invoke.LambdaForm$DMH/sa346b79c.invokeStaticInit(LambdaForm$DMH) Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'camelContext': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference or an asynchronous initialization dependency? at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.beforeSingletonCreation(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:541) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:310) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:331) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:201) at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:229) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1762) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1651) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:912) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean.resolveAutowiredArgument(RegisteredBean.java:251) at org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanInstanceSupplier.resolveAutowiredArgument(BeanInstanceSupplier.java:338) ... 86 more

This is the pom

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <parent> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId> <version>4.0.3</version> <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository --> </parent> <groupId>com.example</groupId> <artifactId>move-files</artifactId> <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version> <name>move-files</name> <description>Demo project for Camel in Spring Boot</description> <url/> <licenses> <license/> </licenses> <developers> <developer/> </developers> <scm> <connection/> <developerConnection/> <tag/> <url/> </scm> <properties> <java.version>25</java.version> <camel.version>4.18.0</camel.version> </properties> <dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <!-- Camel BOM --> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId> <artifactId>camel-spring-boot-bom</artifactId> <version>${camel.version}</version> <type>pom</type> <scope>import</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <!-- Camel Starter --> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId> <artifactId>camel-spring-boot-starter</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId> <artifactId>camel-file-starter</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId> <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId> </plugin> </plugins> </build> </project>

This is the main Class

package com.example.move.files; import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; @SpringBootApplication public class MoveFilesSpringBootApplication { public static void main(String[] args) { SpringApplication.run(MoveFilesSpringBootApplication.class, args); } }

This is the route

package com.example.move.files; import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder; import org.springframework.stereotype.Component; @Component public class MoveFilesRoute extends RouteBuilder{ @Override public void configure() throws Exception { from("file:./src/main/resources/inputFiles/") .to("file:./src/main/resources/outputFiles/"); } }

this is the application.yaml file

spring: application: name: move-files-spring-boot-application camel: main: run-controller: true

mvn --version

Apache Maven 3.9.12 (848fbb4bf2d427b72bdb2471c22fced7ebd9a7a1) Maven home: C:\Users\fesa\scoop\apps\maven\current Java version: 25.0.2, vendor: GraalVM Community, runtime: C:\Users\fesa\scoop\apps\graalvm25\current Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "windows 11", version: "10.0", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

gcc --version

gcc.exe (Rev11, Built by MSYS2 project) 15.2.0 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

MSVC Tools for x86/x64 (latest version) and Windows 11 SDK (10.0.26100.7705) are installed.

The same application ported to Quarkus compiles and runs fine in native mode.

Where am I making a mistake?