[IVY-1173] relativePath to parent ignored in pom.xml file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.0
• Component/s: Maven Compatibility
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Robin Green
• Created: 28/Feb/10 10:20
• Updated: 28/Feb/10 10:20

Description

PomModuleDescriptorParser ignores the relativePath element, e.g. in

<parent>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>felix-parent</artifactId>
<version>1.2.0</version>
<relativePath>../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
</parent>

so if the parent cannot be downloaded from a repository, the parent pom.xml is ignored and an IOException is thrown.

Here is the relevant code:

ModuleDescriptor parentDescr = null;
if (domReader.hasParent()) {
//Is there any other parent properties?

ModuleRevisionId parentModRevID = ModuleRevisionId.newInstance(
domReader.getParentGroupId(),
domReader.getParentArtifactId(),
domReader.getParentVersion());
ResolvedModuleRevision parentModule = parseOtherPom(ivySettings,
parentModRevID);
if (parentModule != null)

{ parentDescr = parentModule.getDescriptor(); }

else

{ throw new IOException("Impossible to load parent for " + descriptorURL + "." + " Parent=" + parentModRevID); }

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