The next Maven version which will go the same way as Maven 2.2.1 will be Maven 3.0.5.
Does this mean that 3.0.x is also scheduled for EOL? Is there a timeline for this? On Mar 20, 2015 5:54 PM, "Karl Heinz Marbaise" <khmarba...@gmx.de> wrote: > Dear Maven Users, > > based on the End of Life of Maven 2.2.1 (a year ago) now the time has > come to make the final releases of Apache Maven Plugins which support > Maven 2.X. > > If you continue to use Maven 2.2.1 or earlier you have to be aware of > using an completely unsupported Maven version as well as unsupported > Maven plugins for the future. > > If you want to have access to new features and bug fixes it is really > necessary to update to new Maven versions. > > The next Maven version which will go the same way as Maven 2.2.1 > will be Maven 3.0.5. > > We have documented the final releases of plugins which support Maven > 2.2.1 in relationship with JDK 1.5. > > The complete list can be found here: > > http://maven.apache.org/maven-2.x-eol.html > > The next step on our roadmap is to lift all plugin versions to 3.0.0 to > make clear those plugins will only work with Maven 3.0+ furthermore the > Java minimum requirement will be lifted to JDK 1.6 as well. > > No "rule" without exceptions. Here they come: > > * maven-site-plugin (Version 3.4) > See the docs of the plugin for usage in Maven 2.X > > * maven-compiler-plugin (Version 3.2) > which works with Maven 2.2.1. > > * maven-plugin-plugin (Version 3.4) > which works with Maven 2.2.1 > > * maven-pmd-plugin (Version 3.4) > which works with Maven 2.2.1 but needs JDK 1.6 > > The following plugins already have the Maven 3.0+ requirement: > > * maven-scm-publish-plugin (Version 1.1) > * maven-shade-plugin (Version 2.3) > > Currently the plan is to make those plugins which are already at 3.X > being lifted to version 3.5.0 for Maven 3.X only: > > * maven-site-plugin (Version 3.5.0) > > * maven-compiler-plugin (Version 3.5.0) > > * maven-plugin-plugin (Version 3.5.0) > > * maven-pmd-plugin (Version 3.5.0) > > All other plugins will get a version 3.0.0 to identify Maven 3.X only > plugins and the JDK minimum will be 1.6. > > Example: > So to make things more clearer here is an example: > > Currently we have the maven-clean-plugin with version 2.6.1. > > This plugin supports Maven 2.2.1 and JDK 1.5 minimum. > > This plugin will get a new major release with version 3.0.0 > which has the Maven minimum 3.0 AND Java minimum 1.6. > > Kind regards > - The Apache Maven Team > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > >
