The goals need an output file name as well, I think. On Sat, 4 Jul 2020, 03:52 LINUS FERNANDES, <linus.fernan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any particular reason why Maven developers don't seem to like outputting > text output? I see something similar with the Spotbugs plugin. There's no > text output either and the XML output is too verbose for my liking. > I've already filed an issue concerning that. > > 'text' doesn't work. > In my opinion, txt and text should both be viable options. > > The PMD goal rejects 'text' and only accepts 'txt'. > > Since they're from the same Maven family, the CPD goal must accept txt as > an option as well. And the documentation is misleading when it says it > supports specifying 'txt' as an input. > > Specifying sourceforge.pmd.cpd.SimpleRenderer > works but it outputs a file as the full class name and ignores the > skipEmptyReport configuration value set to true. > > It also generates a cpd.xml file. > > Where does a bug report go? > Jira or the pmd Github repo? > > Is there a specific tag for the pmd maven plugin? > > > > > On Sat, 4 Jul 2020, 01:56 Greg Chabala, <greg.chab...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Better still, use the full classname of the renderer, looks like the >> plugin >> only know how to handle xml and csv: >> >> https://github.com/apache/maven-pmd-plugin/blob/master/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/pmd/CpdReport.java#L456 >> >> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 3:22 PM Greg Chabala <greg.chab...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Looks like a typo in the documentation. From your link "See the >> > net.sourceforge.pmd.renderers package javadoc for available renderers". >> > >> > You want the text renderer? >> > >> https://github.com/pmd/pmd/blob/master/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java >> > >> > Try "text" instead of "txt". >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:18 AM LINUS FERNANDES < >> linus.fernan...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> If this is a bug, where do I file it? >> >> >> >> On Fri, 3 Jul 2020, 11:46 LINUS FERNANDES, <linus.fernan...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > I receive the following message while using the cpd goal in the PMD >> >> maven >> >> > plugin. >> >> > >> >> > maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:cpd (cpd) on project DSAlgos: >> >> > Execution cpd of goal >> >> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin:3.13.0:cpd >> >> > failed: org.apache.maven.reporting.MavenReportException: Can't find >> CPD >> >> > custom format txt: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException >> >> > >> >> > The documentation states that the txt format is supported. >> >> > >> >> > >> https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-pmd-plugin/cpd-mojo.html#format >> >> > >> >> > The pmd goal supports the txt format. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > Linus. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >
