[ARCHETYPE-217] mvn archetype:help should not require a pom

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-alpha-3
• Environment: Maven version: 2.0.8; Java version: 1.5.0_11; OS name: "windows xp" version: "5.1" arch: "x86" Family: "windows"
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Neil Crow
• Created: 21/Oct/08 10:56
• Updated: 06/Apr/15 00:41
• Resolved: 11/Apr/09 17:45

Description

mvn archetype:help should not require a pom.

This goal only runs successfully if issued from a directory which contains a valid pom.

This is counter-intuitive, as mvn archetype:generate does not have this requirement.

Issue Links

• depends upon: MPLUGIN-92 helpmojo resulting mojo requires a project and performs multiple times