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Petr Široký edited comment on MNG-7631 at 12/16/22 9:06 AM: ------------------------------------------------------------ *Maven 4.0.0-alpha-3* * With {{{}<localRepository>mumu</localRepository>{}}}, the local repository root is located in {{{}<current-working-dir>/mumu{}}}. * With {{{}<localRepository></localRepository>{}}}, the result is the same as with {{<localRepository/>}} – local repository root is directly the working dir. *Maven 3.8.6 (for comparison)* * With {{{}<localRepository>mumu</localRepository>{}}}, the local repository root is located in {{{}<current-working-dir>/mumu{}}}. * With {{{}<localRepository></localRepository>{}}}, the result is the same as with {{<localRepository/>}} – local repository root is the default {{~/.m2/repository}} was (Author: psiroky): *Maven 4.0.0-alpha-3* * With {{{}<localRepository>mumu</localRepository>{}}}, the local repository root is located in {{{}<current-working-dir>/mumu{}}}. * With {{{}<localRepository></localRepository>{}}}, the result is the same as with {{<localRepository/>}} – local repository root is directly the working dir. *Maven 3.8.6 (for comparison)* * With {{{}<localRepository>mumu</localRepository>{}}}, the local repository root is located in {{{}<current-working-dir>/mumu{}}}. * With {{{}<localRepository></localRepository>{}}}, the result is the same as with {{<localRepository/>}} – local repository root is the default {{~./.m2/repository}} > Current working directory is used as local repository (instead of > ~/.m2/repository) when settings.xml contains empty <localRepository/> element > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-7631 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-7631 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Settings > Affects Versions: 4.0.0-alpha-2, 4.0.0-alpha-3 > Environment: Linux x86_64 (Fedora 36) > Reporter: Petr Široký > Priority: Minor > > I have tried to build a sample project locally using Maven 4.0.0-alpha-3 and > I am seeing one difference / inconsistency with the behavior of empty > {{<localRepository/>}} tag in {{settings.xml}} file, when comparing to Maven > 3.8.6. > My {{settings.xml}} file looks like this: > {code:xml} > <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0" > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" > xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 > http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd"> > <localRepository/> > </settings> > {code} > When I run a build with Maven 3.8.6, everything works as I would expect and > by default the {{~/.m2/repository}} is chosen. > However, if I build with Maven {{{}4.0.0-alpha-3{}}}, it chooses the _current > working directory_ as the root directory for the local repository. So I > end-up with directories like {{{}aopalliance{}}}, {{{}avalon-framework{}}}, > etc., next to the {{{}pom.xml{}}}. > If I remove the empty element {{<localRepository/>}} from the > {{{}settings.xml{}}}, then {{~/.m2/repository}} is chosen and it works the > same as in Maven 3.x. > I was doing some quick testing and git bisecting and assuming I did not mess > anything up, the commit causing this behavior is > [https://github.com/apache/maven/commit/2a9f39336cec1d8e52d30cc48503d51ed8672536] > - MNG-7553 New clean API with immutable model > ([#703|https://github.com/apache/maven/pull/703]) > (and it's huge, so I haven't yet looked in detail at the changes). > I am not 100% sure this is a bug, but it is at least a difference in behavior > comparing to Maven 3.x. > > Edit: I also tried with {{{}-f <path-to-pom.xml>{}}}, so the local repository > root really is {{{}<current-working-dir>{}}}, not {{<project-dir>}} (even if > they are the same usually). -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)