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Paul Millar commented on MCOMPILER-334: --------------------------------------- Yes, that's exactly the information I was after. Sorry, it was completely unclear to me that the configuration options are goal-specific. Options appear to be mostly specified at the generic level (i.e., not within goal-specific execution blocks). For example, almost all the given examples are like this. If I may suggest, perhaps dropping a throw-away sentence in the usage page might help point other similarly confused people in the right direction. In any case, feel free to close this ticket. > Missing configuration documentation > ----------------------------------- > > Key: MCOMPILER-334 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-334 > Project: Maven Compiler Plugin > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 3.5.1 > Reporter: Paul Millar > Priority: Minor > > The [Usage > page|https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/usage.html] > should provide information on how to use this plugin. However, there is > almost no mention of the available configuration options on this page. > The navigation panel provides links to several example scenarios: [Compile > Using A Different > JDK|https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/compile-using-different-jdk.html], > [Compile Using -source and -target javac > Options|https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/set-compiler-source-and-target.html], > etc. These are (no doubt) very helpful for people solving those specific > problems. However, there is apparently no page that provides the > authoritative description of available configuration options. > Please add a page that provides a list of available configuration options, > their expected formats, the default value (if that option is not specified), > and the semantics if the value is specified. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)