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Gabriel Falkenberg commented on SUREFIRE-219:
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I understand why this cannot be fixed but I would like the documentation to
highlight this fact preferably somewhere here:
http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/test-mojo.html#forkMode
Something along the lines:
Please note that choosing "never" or "none" will limit the ability to work with
relative file paths, in modules of a multi module project, because of a
limitation of the JVM:
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4117557
> Tests Using Relative Paths Fail From Parent - Absolute Paths are Non-portable
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> Key: SUREFIRE-219
> URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-219
> Project: Maven Surefire
> Issue Type: Bug
> Environment: Code base and repository on Unix. Build from Windows and
> Unix.
> Reporter: Mike Whittemore
> Assignee: Brett Porter
>
> Tests in a child project fail to find files via relative path if they are run
> from a parent project, as the "basedir" of the child evaluates to the project
> where "mvn test" is run from. For example, a child project with a "test-data"
> directory in its base dir might have a unit test that loads a data file: new
> File("test-data/data1.xml"). Running "mvn test" from that child project's
> basedir works fine. If "mvn test" is run from the parent directory (which has
> no test-data directory in this example), the child project's test cannot find
> the file. This was not a problem with Maven 1. According to closed issue
> MNG-1570, this will not be fixed. One workaround is to use an aboslute path
> in the test file. Unfortunately, this instantly makes it non-portable, i.e.
> the test cannot be run from both windows and unix (as we routinely do on my
> software project). There are ugly workarounds available to the test
> develoeprs, but I request the Maven 1 behavior be added to Maven 2 so they
> are not necessary.
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