ppkarwasz opened a new issue, #3780: URL: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/issues/3780
With the upcoming release of Maven `4.0.0`, we should begin evaluating the compatibility of its release candidates with Log4j. Maven 4 introduces several significant changes that are highly relevant to our build and release process. ### Key Benefits for Log4j #### 1. **Separation of Build and Consumer POMs** Maven 4 formally introduces a clean separation between the **build POM** (used during the build process) and the **consumer POM** (published to Maven Central). Currently, we use the Flatten Maven Plugin to publish a simplified version of our `log4j-bom`, which removes build-related metadata and retains only the dependency management section. However, this approach is fragile—stripping too much information can lead to broken or unresolvable artifacts. This has already contributed to several issues, including: * apache/logging-parent#37 * #3758 * #3779 Migrating to Maven 4’s Consumer POM model would eliminate the need for these manual workarounds by making the separation between build and published metadata a first-class feature, managed directly by Maven. #### 2. **CI-Friendly Versioning** Maven 4 introduces support for automatic versioning of submodules in multi-module builds. This would offer a more robust alternative to our current usage of the `revision` property and Flatten Maven Plugin, further simplifying our build process. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
