-DskipTests will compile but not run tests You probably want something like -Dmaven.test.skip
See http://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/test-mojo.html#skip On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 20:58, Mark Bean <mark.o.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had an interesting problem building Apache NiFi (1.11.4) using Java 11 > which resulted in a build failure. The environment is on a private network > with a dedicated Nexus repository. I used the maven option "-DskipTests". > It appears test execution was skipped, but maven still attempted to compile > the source. In the end, the failure was due to a missing dependency from > the Nexus repo. Specifically, the artifact was a dependency in > nifi-accumulo-processors, but only required by test classes. > > Group: org.openjfx > Name: javafx.base > Version: 11.0.0-SNAPSHOT > > First, it surprised me that a SNAPSHOT version was allowed. However, since > it is required only for a test, perhaps this may not be an issue. Can > someone please confirm? > > Secondly, why did maven still attempt to compile test classes even when > using the option "-DskipTests" ? Is there something in the nifi poms > overriding the behavior? Or have I just misunderstood what -DskipTests does? > > I had the same results on Maven version 3.6.3 and 3.5.0. > > Thanks.
