Added this to https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/Maven+4.0.0
On 9 December 2014 at 08:31, Stephen Connolly < stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > So if I have a multi-module reactor... > > There's a jar module, a war module and a module for integration tests on > the war module. > > When I type `mvn4 test` should the reactor be smarter? > > It sees the need to run up to the test phase on all modules, and it sees > that the integration tests module has a dependency on the war artifact... > > Then the packaging4 of war artifacts says the war dependency is produced > by the `package` phase, so the build plan is upped to package for the war > module > > The war module has a dependency on the jar module when packaging (the test > phase can work with the classes directory in the war module) so the jar > module is bumped to package as well > > Net result is that `mvn4 test` will work without having to populate the > remote repo or local cache. > > Thoughts? > > I know it makes things more complex and involves enhancing the packaging > descriptors... But I think this is what people expect > > > > -- > Sent from my phone >
