maven.src.dir != pom.build.sourceDirectory
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Key: MAVEN-1706
URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MAVEN-1706
Project: Maven
Type: Bug
Components: documentation, core
Versions: 1.0.2
Reporter: Peter Lynch
Maven documentation states on http://maven.apache.org/reference/properties.html
maven.src.dir The base directory for source code. DEPRECATED: Currently
unused. Instead, use the <sourceDirectory> element of the POM.
${basedir}/src
Problem is that maven.src.dir != pom.build.sourceDirectory in practice.
default of maven.src.dir property is ${basedir}/src. Most plugins project.xml
and their dependent Jelly plugin code expect pom.build.sourceDirectory to point
to src/java, ie. where your Java sources are located.
Try setting sourceDirectory element in your java project's POM to 'src' and
watch the various java/jar/junit plugin's croak if you have any other Java
source files in any other location than src/java because they all will try to
be compiled all at one. Another example: Grep for pom.build.sourceDirectory in
your plugin cache and look at all the code that expects it to point to
src/java, where you java sources live.
The solution for existing projects is to ignore the documentation as written
and make pom.build.sourceDirectory still point to src/java, then use
maven.src.dir when they want the real root source directory. The documentation
needs to be replaced on this front. Or replace the code in 10+ standard plugins
to not assume sourceDirectory element is pointing to Java home.
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