Dariusz Kuc created MPLUGIN-360: ----------------------------------- Summary: generated plugin-help.xml ignores descriptor mojo outputDirectory Key: MPLUGIN-360 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPLUGIN-360 Project: Maven Plugin Tools Issue Type: Bug Components: Plugin Plugin Affects Versions: 3.6.0 Reporter: Dariusz Kuc
_maven-plugin-plugin:descriptor_ mojo supports specifying custom output directory ([https://maven.apache.org/components/plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-3.5/maven-plugin-plugin/descriptor-mojo.html#outputDirectory]) but it is only used for generation of *_plugin.xml_*, *__* *_plugin-help.xml_* is always generated under default build directory. In code: * plugin.xml uses correct directory -> [https://github.com/apache/maven-plugin-tools/blob/master/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java#L77 ] {code:java} File f = new File( destinationDirectory, "plugin.xml" );{code} * plugin-help.xml uses default build directory -> [https://github.com/apache/maven-plugin-tools/blob/master/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java#L83] {code:java} f = new File( mavenProject.getBuild().getOutputDirectory(), PluginHelpGenerator.getPluginHelpPath( mavenProject ) );{code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)