[MNG-5251] Cannot use version range for plugin

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.4
• Component/s: POM
• Environment: Windows 7 SP1, Java 1.6u29
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michal Michalski
• Created: 22/Feb/12 05:22
• Updated: 22/Jan/14 20:31
• Resolved: 22/Jan/14 20:31

Description

There's no way for use version ranges for plugins in POM, like this:

<project ...>
  ...
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>jboss-packaging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>[2.1, 2.2]</version>
        <extensions>true</extensions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
  ...
</project>

I've also tried use of version range in <pluginManagement />, but still doesn't work.

Console output after mvn package:

[ERROR] Plugin org.codehaus.mojo:jboss-packaging-maven-plugin:[2.1, 2.2] or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read ar
tifact descriptor for org.codehaus.mojo:jboss-packaging-maven-plugin:jar:[2.1, 2.2]: Could not transfer artifact org.codehaus.mojo:jboss-pac
kaging-maven-plugin:pom:[2.1, 2.2] from/to Custom-repo-plugins (http://nexus:8080/nexus/content/groups/custom): IllegalArgumentException: Ille
gal character in path at index 93: http:/nexus:8080/nexus/content/groups/custom/org/codehaus/mojo/jboss-packaging-maven-plugin/[2.1, 2.2
]/jboss-packaging-maven-plugin-[2.1, 2.2].pom -> [Help 1]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResolutionException