On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 17:54 +0100, sebb wrote: > On 14/06/2010, Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org> wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 17:06 +0100, sebb wrote: > > > On 14/06/2010, Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 16:28 +0100, sebb wrote: > > > > > On 14/06/2010, Oleg Kalnichevski <ol...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 11:45 +0000, s...@apache.org wrote: > > > > > > > Author: sebb > > > > > > > Date: Mon Jun 14 11:45:02 2010 > > > > > > > New Revision: 954415 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=954415&view=rev > > > > > > > Log: > > > > > > > Sort the pluginManagement section > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Modified: > > > > > > > httpcomponents/project/pom.xml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Modified: httpcomponents/project/pom.xml > > > > > > > URL: > > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpcomponents/project/pom.xml?rev=954415&r1=954414&r2=954415&view=diff > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== > > > > > > > --- httpcomponents/project/pom.xml (original) > > > > > > > +++ httpcomponents/project/pom.xml Mon Jun 14 11:45:02 2010 > > > > > > > @@ -272,6 +272,32 @@ > > > > > > > </plugins> > > > > > > > <pluginManagement> > > > > > > > <plugins> > > > > > > > + <!-- org.apache.maven.plugins, alpha order by > > artifact id --> > > > > > > > + <plugin> > > > > > > > + <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > + <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > + <version>2.2-beta-5</version> > > > > > > > + </plugin> > > > > > > > + <plugin> > > > > > > > + <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > + <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > + <version>1.4</version> > > > > > > > + </plugin> > > > > > > > + <plugin> > > > > > > > + <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > + <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > + <version>2.4.1</version> > > > > > > > + </plugin> > > > > > > > + <plugin> > > > > > > > + <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > + <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > + <version>2.3.1</version> > > > > > > > + </plugin> > > > > > > > + <plugin> > > > > > > > + <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > + <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > + <version>2.5</version> > > > > > > > + </plugin> > > > > > > > <plugin> > > > > > > > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > > > > > > > <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId> > > > > > > > > > > > > Sebastian > > > > > > > > > > > > While it is certainly a good idea to have versions of non-core > > Maven > > > > > > plugins explicitly set in POM, I am not sure it is the case for > > core > > > > > > plugins unless we also somehow enforce a very _specific_ Maven > > version > > > > > > that matches those core plugin version. > > > > > > > > > > > > Maven releases are tested against specific versions of core > > plugins and > > > > > > mixing things up may be as ugly as letting Maven always pick up > > the > > > > > > newest version. > > > > > > > > > > OK, but how does one know what is a core plugin and what is not? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please see > > > > > > > > http://maven.apache.org/plugins/index.html > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > So in theory one should omit all plugin version specifications for > > > plugins that are in that list? > > > > > > > > > The very first section of plugin list is defined as 'core' > > --- > > Core plugins Plugins corresponding to default core phases <snip/> > > clean > > compiler > > deploy > > failsafe > > install > > resources > > site > > surefire > > verifier > > --- > > > > At the very least these plugins one ought not to mess with. > Well, we have to either override the site plugin version, or downgrade > maven-project-info-reports-plugin to a version that works with the old > site plugin. > > > A more > > definitive list with corresponding versions can be found in the so > > called superdom file (pom-4.0.0.xml in case of Maven 2.0.x) shipped with > > the maven uber jar. > > Thanks, that explains where the 2.0-beta-7 version for > maven-site-plugin comes from. > > > Only in extreme cases such as a known compatibility issue we should > > temporarily override those versions > > I don't think that is viable in the long term. >
Why? > Another approach (which would allow more uptodate plugins to be used) > would be to use the versions on the page: > > http://maven.apache.org/plugins/index.html > > We ought to be able to assume that those versions work together. > Yes, we _might_ be able to assume plugins are compatible with one another but I do not think we can assume compatibility with all different versions of Maven kernel out there. I think it is more reasonable to use core plugins that match the kernel version unless there is a good reason to do otherwise. Oleg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@hc.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@hc.apache.org
