[MNG-3937] [regression] Goals inherited from parent are lost when merging with child execution

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0-alpha-1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0-alpha-2
• Component/s: Inheritance and Interpolation
• Assignee: Britton Isbell
• Reporter: Benjamin Bentmann
• Created: 22/Dec/08 09:17
• Updated: 21/Jan/09 00:00
• Resolved: 21/Jan/09 00:00

Description

Parent POM snippet:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-a</artifactId>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <goals>
        <goal>parent</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>

Child POM snippet:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-a</artifactId>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <goals>
        <goal>child</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>

Effective child POM in Maven 2.x:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-a</artifactId>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <goals>
        <goal>child</goal>
        <goal>parent</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>

i.e. both the goal from the child and the goal from the parent (in that order) will be executed. In Maven 3.x however, only the child's goal is present.