Specifying parameters on the command-line interface using -D syntax requires mdep refix. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key: MDEP-216 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MDEP-216 Project: Maven 2.x Dependency Plugin Issue Type: Bug Components: copy-dependencies Affects Versions: 2.1, 2.0, 2.0-alpha-4, 2.0-alpha-3, 2.0-alpha-2, 2.0-alpha-1, 2.2 Environment: Maven 2.0.9, dependency plugin 2.0. Reporter: Rob ten Hove Assignee: Brian Fox Priority: Minor I used the dependency:copy-dependencies goal on the command-line, and wanted to set the "failOnMissingClassifierArtifact" option to "false". Command-line used: mvn -Dclassifier=sources -DfailOnMissingClassifierArtifact=false -DoutputDirectory=x/y/z dependency:copy-dependencies The problem is that the "failOnMissingClassifierArtifact" remained "true". This was also visible after running maven in debug mode. After looking in the source code, I saw that the "failOnMissingClassifierArtifact" class field was specified as '@parameter expression="${mdep.failOnMissingClassifierArtifact}" default-value="true"'. The "outputDirectory" parameter however was specified as '@parameter expression="${outputDirectory}" default-value="${project.build.directory}/dependency"'. Thus, without the "mdep." prefix. The outputDirectory worked so I changed the commandline to include the *mdep.* prefix: mvn -Dclassifier=sources -Dmdep.failOnMissingClassifierArtifact=false -DoutputDirectory=x/y/z dependency:copy-dependencies Now it worked. According to the documentation however the "mdep." prefix is not needed, and I would find it strange if it was needed. I think this problem is also true for other parameters, maybe even for other goals. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira