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Re: What can possibly go wrong with Maven

by brettporter :: Rate this Message:

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On 04/09/2007, at 6:24 PM, Jörg Schaible wrote:

>
> - calling a goal that does not need a POM in the current dir in a  
> multi-project root
> Examples:
> mvn install:install-file <args>
> mvn archetype:create <args>
> Maven walks down the complete project hierarchy ...

But Maven can't tell the difference between "doesn't need a  
POM" (archetype, which can use it and add a <module> if it exists)  
and "shouldn't use a POM" (install-file), so this isn't an error  
condition. It's something the plugin developers need to take into  
account.

- Brett

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