On 5/20/07, Phil Steitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Should have been more clear in my question. If you partially configure a plugin in the parent, can you then just add stuff, such as the version, in a child without repeating the things specified in the parent config? If the answer to that is "no" then there is no value in partially configuring plugins in the parent.
At a minimum, the parent would only mention the plugin version numbers in <pluginManagement>. That's what will pin the plugin version number and increase the likelyhood of having reproducible builds. <pluginManagement> only "kicks in" when a child project uses the plugin, either with a declaration in <plugins><plugin> or using the defaults without configuration. (For example, the 'clean' plugin usually isn't configured.) If the project wants a different plugin version, then it can specify that in <plugins><plugin> along with any project-specific configuration. The important part is that the version number is configured somewhere in the pom hierarchy, rather than depending on the latest release which could change. You can also put configuration in <plugins><plugin> in the parent pom that will be inherited, but only things that are common to all projects should go there. -- Wendy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
