* When you use -pl to restrict the reactor, * when you use -f to build a specific pom * When the parent is not at the specified <relativePath> * etc
Many reasons On 7 August 2014 12:29, Behrang Saeedzadeh <behran...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was just reading the source code for the [Versions Maven Plugin]( > http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/), and noticed this snippet > of code: > > if ( reactorProjects.contains( getProject().getParent() ) ) > { > getLog().info( "Project's parent is part of the reactor" ); > return; > } > > When would the reactor not contain the parent module/project? > > Best regards, > Behrang > http://www.behrang.org >