[ARTEMIS-4329] dont [over]write RAT output in source tree root, use standard output location

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.30.0
• Assignee: Robbie Gemmell
• Reporter: Robbie Gemmell
• Created: 23/Jun/23 14:23
• Updated: 21/Jul/23 13:31
• Resolved: 23/Jun/23 14:25

Description

The RAT plugin is currently configured to write output to a file at the root of the source tree, rather than its usual location in the target dir.

This stops you being able to look at all the results (as they overwrite), its unusual having it in the source tree rather than usual build output location, and and also any module that fails to set the referenced activemq.basedir property (as e.g artemis-features doesnt) then instead produces a separate file in another part of the source tree.

Make it consistent with expectation / other projects by writing to the standard target dir location. The output path is written on failure...and just the check failing is usually enough anyway to see what needs fixed, since its only going to fail upon change, and the failure inherently directs to the module in need of a tweak to the changes being made.