thanks for the discussion sadly, no decision, opinions are divided I let anybody use his favorite AI to get a more detailed summary of the many positions
new projects ideas were shared: - on the Java Module side, there are ideas about: - convergence between compiler and javadoc - convergence between source and jar - moving some plugins into Maven core - as a first step, clarifying plugin plugin and eventual XML descriptor-less but annotations-based plugins having project-oriented discussions is IMHO useful to define our future directions and get groups working together Java Modules project is the key project currently in progress: I imagine that after the current votes for new release of jar, it will be useful to see where we stand and what will be the next steps here For now, I won't dig myself into the consolidation of plugins: I have already too much to do, we'll see later when we try to move the 3 core plugins form 4-beta to release Best Regards, Hervé On 2026-10-09 00:36 UTC Hervé Boutemy via dev wrote: > while we are discussing structural changes for Maven 4 longer term, I think > instead of maintaining these 4 core plugins in a 4.x branch for these base > clean/resources/install/deploy operations, it may be the right moment to > consolidate them into one single plugin > > no idea how to call this plugin > with its clean, resources, testResources, copy-resources, install, install- > file, deploy and deploy-file goals > > > see https://maven.apache.org/plugins/ > compiler, site and surefire as independent plugins, even when we'll do a 4.x > branch, remains IMHO more reasonable > > > WDYT? > > Hervé > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
