Author: stephenc Date: Fri Jul 1 11:47:49 2011 New Revision: 1141907 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1141907&view=rev Log: [MRELEASE-499] Add to FAQ: prepare fails because of inheriting parent scm
Modified: maven/release/trunk/maven-release-plugin/src/site/fml/faq.fml Modified: maven/release/trunk/maven-release-plugin/src/site/fml/faq.fml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/release/trunk/maven-release-plugin/src/site/fml/faq.fml?rev=1141907&r1=1141906&r2=1141907&view=diff ============================================================================== --- maven/release/trunk/maven-release-plugin/src/site/fml/faq.fml (original) +++ maven/release/trunk/maven-release-plugin/src/site/fml/faq.fml Fri Jul 1 11:47:49 2011 @@ -48,5 +48,14 @@ mvn -N -Darguments=-N release:perform </source> </answer> </faq> + <faq id="inheritScm"> + <question>Why is release:prepare failing when trying to tag with "svn: Path '...' does not exist in revision ..."</question> + <answer> + <p>If the pom.xml has no scm-section but inherits one from its parent, the prepare will fail when trying to tag. + The message will be something like:</p> + <pre>svn: Path '...' does not exist in revision ...</pre> + <p>To fix it, roll-back the release, add the <code>scm</code> section to the pom.xml, commit and retry the release.</p> + </answer> + </faq> </part> </faqs> \ No newline at end of file