> I think the reason someone might want their projects all in the same > directory is because Eclipse has issues with nested project > structures.
I see how that can be a pain in the ***. I was unaware of this problem, being an IntelliJ IDEA user. -- Alexander Kriegisch https://scrum-master.de Delany schrieb am 07.02.2021 12:19 (GMT +07:00): > Hopefully our conversation will benefit others who've experienced the same > issue, so thank you for showing that it works in some cases. I think the > reason someone might want their projects all in the same directory is > because Eclipse has issues with nested project structures. > > @Lasse, the directory-of goal of directory-maven-plugin seems even more > idiot-proof than highest-basedir, so im using that. > > Delany > > On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 03:29, Alexander Kriegisch <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > It seems the goal assumes that child modules sit in nested >> > directories. >> >> Well, that might be the case. I have never tested any other scenario >> because this is how I organise my Maven projects. Neither am I a Maven >> expert nor did I claim that my solution works for everybody in every >> case. I just read a message on the list, remembered that I used to >> struggle with a similar problem in the past and offered my solution >> because it *works for me*. If it does not work for you because your >> child modules are not in nested directories, I am sorry. I am more the >> "convention over configuration" type, trying to keep it simple. >> >> Regards >> -- >> Alexander Kriegisch >> https://scrum-master.de >> >> >> Delany schrieb am 06.02.2021 21:07 (GMT +07:00): >> > >> > >> > It seems the goal assumes that child modules sit in nested directories. >> > >> > Unzip and run mvn validate in the root directory, and you'll see the root >> > location for project sarek is incorrect. >> > >> > Delany >> > >> > >> > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 at 14:28, Alexander Kriegisch < >> [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> > >> >> Maybe I misunderstand you, but for me this works nicely in a module >> which >> >> has a parent of type POM which has the root (also of type POM) as >> parent. >> >> I.e. the root POM is the grandparent. I have no issues, as long as the >> >> property is declared in the root as shown in the project I linked to. >> >> -- >> >> Alexander Kriegisch >> >> https://scrum-master.de >> >> >> >> >> >> Delany schrieb am 06.02.2021 17:24 (GMT +07:00): >> >> >> >> > This only works if the parent is the root. If you extend to a third >> >> level >> >> > of pom, it will report the rootlocation as the project directory. >> >> > >> >> > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 at 04:22, Alexander Kriegisch >> >> <[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> I had some discussion with Karl Heinz Marbaise about >> >> >> maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory a while ago (cannot remember where >> >> >> exactly) and he strongly advised me not to use it as it is for >> >> internal >> >> >> use only. Even so, other tools such as IntelliJ IDEA use it >> >> internally, >> >> >> but not consequently, the situationis a bit messy. >> >> >> >> >> >> What I ended up doing was to use Build Helper Maven Plugin >= 3.2.0 >> >> >> (because of >> >> >> >> >> https://github.com/mojohaus/build-helper-maven-plugin/issues/48) >> >> and >> >> >> there to use the "rootlocation" goal. I am not sure if that is >> working >> >> >> for you here because you said you need it somewhere in a plugin and I >> >> >> just use it in my project's root POM. For IDEA I still need need >> >> >> "-DprojectRootDir=..." in <projectRootDir>/.mvn/jvm.config, but from >> >> the >> >> >> command line it works, even when building from a module subdirectory. >> >> >> Here is my POM (just search for the string "rootlocation" there, you >> >> >> should find 4 places): >> >> >> >> >> >> https://github.com/SarekTest/Sarek/blob/master/pom.xml >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Alexander Kriegisch >> >> >> https://scrum-master.de >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Falko Modler schrieb am 06.02.2021 04:35 (GMT +07:00): >> >> >> >> >> >> > For me, no problem on Jenkins either (using "withMaven" pipeline >> >> step). >> >> >> > There used to be this issue: >> >> >> https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-35335 >> >> >> > Which turned out to be a Maven bug which was fixed in 3.5.0: >> >> >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5889 >> >> >> > >> >> >> > As far as MNG-5830 is concerned, I don't know what (special) setup >> >> the >> >> >> > affected people are using. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I can only say/repeat that you need a .mvn directory to have the >> >> >> > property point to your root directory. >> >> >> > But even without .mvn, there should not be such an error message, >> so >> >> IDK >> >> >> > what's going on in those cases. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Am 05.02.2021 um 22:13 schrieb Delany: >> >> >> >> Maybe for you Falko, but not my Jenkins server with Maven 3.6.3, >> or >> >> >> these >> >> >> >> other users >> >> >> >> >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/MNG-5830 >> >> >> >> Delany >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 22:25 Falko Modler, <[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I've been using maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory in various >> >> projects >> >> >> >>> (and have also seen it in others). >> >> >> >>> You'll need a .mvn directory in your root directory to make it >> >> work. >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> PS: I know that there has been some controvery about this >> property >> >> but >> >> >> >>> well, it works! ;-) >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> Cheers, >> >> >> >>> Falko >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> Am 05.02.2021 um 17:03 schrieb Andres Almiray: >> >> >> >>>> Hello everyone, >> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> >>>> Is there a way to reliably resolve the value of the root >> >> directory >> >> >> for a >> >> >> >>>> given multi-project build? >> >> >> >>>> Unfortunately ${session.executionRootDirectory} does not seem to >> >> work >> >> >> for >> >> >> >>>> all cases, it might work when used inside a plugin's >> >> <configuration> >> >> >> >>>> section but does not when used outside of plugins >> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> >>>> TIA >> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> >>>> Cheers, >> >> >> >>>> Andres >> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> >>>> ------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>>> Java Champion; Groovy Enthusiast >> >> >> >>>> http://andresalmiray.com >> >> >> >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/aalmiray >> >> >> >>>> -- >> >> >> >>>> What goes up, must come down. 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