[ARCHETYPE-368] Enforced parent of modules gets replaced by project parent

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Component/s: Creator
• Environment: Maven 3.0.2
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Georges-Etienne Legendre
• Created: 17/Mar/11 16:20
• Updated: 25/Nov/14 14:48
• Resolved: 25/Nov/14 14:48

Description

We want to have archetype that creates a project with modules. Child modules should not inherit from the project POM. This is the model presented in the Maven Guide: section 3.6.2.2 http://sonatype.com/books/mvnref-book/reference/pom-relationships-sect-multi-vs-inherit.html

Example:

test-project/
  pom.xml: parent is com.test.pom:my-meta-parent

  test-module1/
    pom.xml: parent should be com.test.pom:my-parent-1
  test-module2/
    pom.xml: parent should be com.test.pom:my-parent-2
  test-module3/
    pom.xml: parent should be test-project

In the archetype, I have:

project-archetype/
  src/main/resources/
    __rootArtifactId__-module1/
      pom.xml:
        <project>
          <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
          <parent>
            <groupId>com.test.pom</groupId>
            <artifactId>my-parent-1</artifactId>
            <version>RELEASE</version>
          </parent>
          ...
    __rootArtifactId__-module2/
      pom.xml:
        <project>
          <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
          <parent>
            <groupId>com.test.pom</groupId>
            <artifactId>my-parent-2</artifactId>
            <version>RELEASE</version>
          </parent>
          ...
    __rootArtifactId__-module3/
      pom.xml:
        <project>
          <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
          <parent>
            <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
            <artifactId>${rootArtifactId}</artifactId>
            <version>${version}</version>
          </parent>
          ...

When the archetype is used to create a project, all <parent> of module get replaced by the new project Pom.xml... They all end up with:

          <parent>
            <groupId>com.test.project</groupId>
            <artifactId>test-project</artifactId>
            <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
          </parent>

Is there a way to fix this? Thanks!