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Posted to users@maven.apache.org by Trevor Harmon <tr...@vocaro.com> on 2009/03/24 20:03:58 UTC

Does a plugin with no executions need to be marked inherited?

Hi,

I have a parent POM that configures the Compiler plugin for Java 1.4.  
It modifies the plugin's configuration and does not define any goals  
or executions. In such a situation, does setting the plugin's  
<inherited> element to true have any effect? For example:

<plugin>
	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
	<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
	<configuration>
		<source>1.4</source>
		<target>1.4</target>
	</configuration>
	<inherited>true</inherited>
</plugin>

My tests (using help:effective-pom) indicate that <inherited> has no  
effect on whether this configuration get passed on to children, but  
does anyone know for sure? Thanks,

Trevor


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RE: Does a plugin with no executions need to be marked inherited?

Posted by "Brian E. Fox" <br...@reply.infinity.nu>.

Inherited is true by default. Prior to 2.0.9, only executions could be
marked to not inherit, not the entire config.

-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Harmon [mailto:trevor@vocaro.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:04 PM
To: Maven Users List
Subject: Does a plugin with no executions need to be marked inherited?

Hi,

I have a parent POM that configures the Compiler plugin for Java 1.4.  
It modifies the plugin's configuration and does not define any goals  
or executions. In such a situation, does setting the plugin's  
<inherited> element to true have any effect? For example:

<plugin>
	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
	<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
	<configuration>
		<source>1.4</source>
		<target>1.4</target>
	</configuration>
	<inherited>true</inherited>
</plugin>

My tests (using help:effective-pom) indicate that <inherited> has no  
effect on whether this configuration get passed on to children, but  
does anyone know for sure? Thanks,

Trevor

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