Yes, please, that is the point, avoid to set the two properties. On Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 21:04 Guillaume Nodet <gno...@apache.org> wrote:
> If the point is to have the default encoding set to UTF-8, which I > wholeheartedly agree with, could we go for a simple way, i.e. provide a > default value for the two properties project.build.sourceEncoding and > project.reporting.outputEncoding, instead of modifying the Model ? > > It's just we have not broken the POM 4.0.0 model so far and I've not heard > any real plan for that. Or what this would actually mean in terms of > migration, etc... My understanding is that the build/consumer pom could > help, but not sure actually how... > > Le mer. 15 mars 2023 à 15:17, Jorge Solórzano <jor...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > Hi Maven Devs, > > > > I want to bring up the discussion about the default encoding used in > > Maven, specifically Maven 4.0+ (since it's still in alpha it could be > > done for that release or possibly wait another decade), we are in > > 2023, and we still get an encoding warning[1] that should be handled > > manually by users, and I think there is general consensus that UTF-8 > > is the clear winner as the default encoding for the Java platform, the > > JEP 400[2] is already delivered in Java 18, so the Maven project > > should also revisit this default setting and change it from the > > platform encoding to UTF-8 by default. > > > > Specifically, I'm talking about avoiding including > > <project.build.sourceEncoding>[3] and > > <project.reporting.outputEncoding>[4] on every project, and possibly > > if the POM Model Version 5.0.0[5] is included with Maven 4.x, and > > default to UTF-8 [6]. > > > > Doing a quick search in GitHub, there are a lot of projects that > > explicitly set UTF-8 by default[7], probably more than any other > > encoding, and projects that require a different encoding could still > > set this property in the project. > > > > Regards, > > > > [1] https://maven.apache.org/general.html#encoding-warning > > [2] https://openjdk.org/jeps/400 > > [3] > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/POM+Element+for+Source+File+Encoding > > [4] > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVENOLD/Reporting+Encoding+Configuration > > [5] > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/POM+Model+Version+5.0.0 > > [6] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-2216 > > [7] > > > https://github.com/search?l=Maven+POM&q=%22%3Cproject.build.sourceEncoding%3EUTF-8%3C%2Fproject.build.sourceEncoding%3E%22+language%3A%22Maven+POM%22&type=code > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > > > > > > -- > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet >
