Time to vote on the final Maven 2.0.9 Release. We went through 8 Release Candidates and fixed all know regressions from 2.0.8 to 2.0.9 during that time. Note that there were no source changes between RC8 and this final build.
Release is staged at: http://people.apache.org/~brianf/stage-2.0.9 Binaries are here: http://people.apache.org/~brianf/stage-2.0.9/org/apache/maven/apache-mav en/2.0.9/ List of issues fixed: Release Notes - Maven 2 - Version 2.0.9 ** Bug * [MNG-1412] - dependency sorting in classpath * [MNG-1914] - Wrong url in error message when using a mirror * [MNG-2123] - NullPointerException when a dependency uses version range and another uses an actual version incompatible with that range * [MNG-2145] - Plugins' dependencies are not always checked * [MNG-2178] - incorrect M2_HOME guess in mvn.bat * [MNG-2234] - activeProfile in ~/.m2/settings.xml is ignored when profiles section is missing or empty * [MNG-2339] - ${project.*} are interpreted in the wrong place * [MNG-2744] - checksum comparison should be case-insensitive * [MNG-2809] - Can't activate a profile by checking for the presence of a file in ${user.home} * [MNG-2848] - Environment variables in profile activation not working * [MNG-2861] - NullPointerException in DefaultArtifactCollector for relocated resolvedArtifacts with different version ranges and available versions. * [MNG-2925] - NullPointerException in PluginDescriptor.getMojo() if there's no mojo in pom.xml * [MNG-2928] - Null pointer exeception when introducing version range [major.minor.build-SNAPSHOT,) * [MNG-2972] - Ignores version of plugin dependency specified in my pom * [MNG-3086] - NullPointerException in ResolutionNode.getTrail(ResolutionNode.java:136) * [MNG-3099] - Profiles ignored when working with non-projects (such as archetype:create) * [MNG-3111] - Classpath order incorrect * [MNG-3156] - NullPointerException with mvn dependency:sources * [MNG-3221] - Infinite loop in DefaultLifecycleExecutor * [MNG-3259] - Regression: Maven drops dependencies in multi-module build * [MNG-3286] - execution.inherited field is ignored * [MNG-3288] - Invalid systemPath allows build to continue--failing in later phase. * [MNG-3296] - mvn.bat looses error code on windows NT type platforms * [MNG-3310] - JAVACMD set incorrectly when JAVA_HOME is not set * [MNG-3316] - Barfs at attribues named .*encoding * [MNG-3354] - mvn.bat incorrectly detects OS on Windows NT or XP with Novell login * [MNG-3355] - CLONE -${pom.build.sourceDirectory} and ${pom.build.testSourceDirectory} no longer recognized * [MNG-3365] - Remove trailing-backslashes from M2_HOME in mvn.bat * [MNG-3394] - Plugin versions inherited via <pluginManagement> cannot be overriden by <build>.<plugins> section of sub modules * [MNG-3396] - Managed versions dont affect over constrained ranges * [MNG-3400] - MavenProject is not extensible * [MNG-3405] - "Checking for updates from repository" logging should not display if WagonManager is offline * [MNG-3410] - Managed versions in plugins are not considered when using them * [MNG-3415] - Transfer errors cause junk metadata in the local repo * [MNG-3426] - regression : <dependency> in plugin configuration doesn't override plugin classpath * [MNG-3430] - Toolchain doesn't match Toolchain extensions * [MNG-3431] - Pom Extensions not supported for Toolchains * [MNG-3439] - incorrect child dependency selected when parent is not selected * [MNG-3441] - Maven should always retrieve metadata to be updated from the deployment repository * [MNG-3460] - org.apache.maven.profiles.DefaultProfileManagerTest fails if you use a different local repo * [MNG-3464] - maven-toolchains missing from final binary.. need to update the assembly * [MNG-3473] - site generation with 2.0.9 and plugin:report (2.4 ONLY) is broken * [MNG-3484] - INT_MAVEN_OPTS are not quoted in mvnDebug which causes issues on some shells * [MNG-3485] - unable to override wagons that are bundled with a different version via extensions * [MNG-3494] - local pom dependencies should get injected before inherited dependencies * [MNG-3495] - NPE at org.apache.maven.wagon.repository.Repository.hashCode(Repository.java:24 1) ** Improvement * [MNG-428] - Japanese message resource * [MNG-2881] - Improve logging when downloading snapshots in offline mode * [MNG-3279] - Support Exception Chaining for MojoFailureException * [MNG-3318] - ActiveProjectArtifact should have appropriate equals and hashCode methods * [MNG-3331] - Normalize paths to sub modules * [MNG-3388] - DefaultPluginManager needs to catch LinkageError * [MNG-3395] - Default core plugin versions in the superpom. * [MNG-3442] - Add explicit resource bundle for English * [MNG-3461] - Enhance Mirror definition syntax * [MNG-3467] - PatternSet needs a toString() method to properly print in debug mode * [MNG-3468] - FileSet needs a toString() method to properly print in debug mode * [MNG-3469] - Resource needs a toString() method to properly print in debug mode ** New Feature * [MNG-2664] - Add native support for webdav * [MNG-3220] - Allow managed dependencies to be imported into other projects ** Task * [MNG-2883] - Make sure that the network isn't used for snapshots in offline mode when legacy repositories are used ** Wish * [MNG-1491] - Reactor should print out a message if it detects a collision of artifact ids Given that we went through so many RCs, I think a standard 72hrs is appropriate here. +1
