[MCLEAN-39] followSymLinks is always set to true

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.4
• Environment: Maven 2.0.9, Linux
• Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann
• Reporter: Sébastien Deleuze
• Created: 06/Feb/09 07:11
• Updated: 06/Apr/15 01:49
• Resolved: 10/Jan/10 12:56

Description

From my tests, followSymLinks that is used to delete the content of symlink when it is set to true, is not taken in account.
It should be a regression caused by http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MCLEAN-28

This is a blocker bug, since it could delete all the filesystem easily, and there is no workaround. Even when I set followSymLinks explicitley to false, Maven clean 2.3 follow symlinks and delete its contents.

To reproduce :
Declare 2.3 clean plugin in your pom
mkdir /tmp/test
touch /tmp/test/foo
symlink -s /tmp/test /myproject/target/test
cd /myproject
mvn clean

After runnig that, /tmp/test is empty !

If it is confirmed, I would recommand to release quickly a 2.4 version with a fix, since in is REALLY dansgerous.

Issue Links

• is related to: MWAR-205 A useDefaultExcludes=false option, like the assembly plugin has.