using Java 1.8.0_151 and Maven 3.5.2.
$ mvn clean package -f releng/repository/pom.xml
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Computing target platform for MavenProject: org.eclipse.orbit.bundles:orbit-bundles-p2-repository:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT @ /Users/d029788/src/git/orbit-recipes/releng/repository/pom.xml
[INFO] Resolving dependencies of MavenProject: org.eclipse.orbit.bundles:orbit-bundles-p2-repository:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT @ /Users/d029788/src/git/orbit-recipes/releng/repository/pom.xml
[WARNING] The following locally built units have been used to resolve project dependencies:
[WARNING] org.glassfish.jersey.containers.servlet.core.source/2.22.1.v20161103-0227
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0117-0227.google 1.0.0.9l8-YnbqwcKW6--EKVTl9DvQ_UN4pKr to com.google.code.atinject.tck [1.1.0.v20160901-1938].; Unable to satisfy dependency from v20180117-0227.json 1.0.0.7Z9Q7QcLWSM-ED-z0Um5gopvEwt3D to com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs.jackson-jaxrs-json-provider.source [2.6.2.v20161117-2150].; Unable to satisfy dependency from v20180117-0227.json 1.0.0.7Z9Q7QcLWSM-ED-z0Um5gopvEwt3D to com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs.jackson-jaxrs-json-provider [2.6.2.v20161117-2150].]
[WARNING] Mirror tool: Messages while mirroring artifact descriptors.: [I/O exception while reading artifact canonical: osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.osgi.services,3.7.0.v20171204-1916]
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[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
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[INFO] Total time: 15.640 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2018-01-17T22:10:39+01:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 43M/297M
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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-p2-repository-plugin:0.26.0:assemble-repository (default-assemble-repository) on project orbit-bundles-p2-repository: Could not assemble p2 repository: Mirroring failed: Messages while mirroring artifact descriptors.: [I/O exception while reading artifact canonical: osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.osgi.services,3.7.0.v20171204-1916]: /Users/d029788/.m2/repository/p2/osgi/bundle/org.eclipse.osgi.services/3.7.0.v20171204-1916/org.eclipse.osgi.services-3.7.0.v20171204-1916.jar (No such file or directory) -> [Help 1]