Karl, This is the testng plugin version mentioned in maven-surefire-plugin page.
http://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/examples/testng.html I tried with the latest 6.8.8 and the issue still exists. <build> ... ... <pluginManagement> <plugins> ... ... ... <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.17</version> </plugin> </plugins> </pluginManagement> ... ... ... </build> <dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.testng</groupId> <artifactId>testng</artifactId> <version>6.3.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> Thanks, Subbu On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Karl Heinz Marbaise <khmarba...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi, > > > >> Hi, > >> >>> I am using maven-surefire-plugin version 2.17 and testng plugin version >>> 6.3.1 (jdk version is 1.7 ). >>> >> > so ok so far you are using maven-surefire-plugin 2.17 and have configured > a dependency to testng in version 6.3.1? > First why are you using such an old version of TestNG..(2011?)... > > Furthermore there is no testng plugin.... > > Can you show your pom file which you are using otherwise it's hard to > guess what's wrong... > > > > > Some of our tests are failing and in the >> >>> testng-results.xml file it is reported as fail. The issue is "maven" is >>> reporting the failed tests as "skipped" and the final build status is >>> SUCCESS. >>> >>> Has anyone faced this issue ? if so what is the soln. >>> >>> I tried with "surefire-testng" plugin instead of "testng" plugin. With >>> this change, maven is properly reporting the failed tests and the final >>> build is reported as FAIL >>> >>> What is the difference between testng and surefire-testng plugin , I >>> don't >>> see any mention in the surefire plugin page, so I am not sure if it is >>> correct to use this plugin. >>> >>> Any help is appreciated >>> >>> > Kind regards > Karl-Heinz Marbaise > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >