maven-dependency-plugin uses target dir instead of artifacts from repository

[Lucas Persson]

Hi I have some issues with the maven-dependency-plugin vers 2.2 under Maven3. In one project I uses the plugin to unpack a sources artifact like this:       <plugin>         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>         <executions>           <execution>             <id>unpack-artifact-sources</id>             <phase>generate-resources</phase>             <goals>               <goal>unpack</goal>             </goals>             <configuration>               <artifactItems>                 <artifactItem>                   <groupId>oracle.ucs.callcontrol</groupId>                   <artifactId>callcontrolapi</artifactId>                   <version>${project.version}</version>                   <classifier>sources</classifier>                   <overWrite>true</overWrite>                 </artifactItem>               </artifactItems>               <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/unpack-sources</outputDirectory>             </configuration>           </execution>         </executions>       </plugin> This works very well when doing e.g. 'mvn install' But when runnning e.g. mvn pmd:pmd on the parent project (which also builds the artifact that this project tries to unpack) then the maven-dependency-plugin uses that project's target dir instead taking the sources jar form the repository. [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.2:unpack (unpack-artifact-sources) on project javadoc: Error unpacking file: /ade/aime_sdp_924164/target/oracle.ucs.callcontrol/callcontrolapi/target/classes to: /ade/aime_sdp_924164/target/oracle.sdp.tools/javadoc/target/unpack-sources This is very strange. Anyone with similar experience? Thanks Lucas -- Lucas Persson | Principal Member of Technical Staff Phone: +4684773644 | | | Mobile: +46730946656 Oracle Communications Platform ORACLE Sweden | Folkungagatan 122 | 116 30 Stockholm Oracle Svenska AB, Kronborgsgränd 17, S-164 28 KISTA, reg.no. 556254-6746 Oracle is committed to developing practices and products that help protect the environment