[MNG-5602] Installs non-existent file into local repository

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.4
• Component/s: Plugins and Lifecycle
• Environment: Win7 Pro SP1 64 Bit, JDK 7u51, MVN-INSTALL-PLUGIN 2.3.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Markus Karg
• Created: 18/Mar/14 09:22
• Updated: 17/Feb/16 11:09
• Resolved: 17/Feb/16 11:09

Description

The Maven Install Plugin 2.3.1 confirms that it successfully installed a file which actually is not existing in neither the SOURCE nor the TARGET location... This is simply confusing people.

Steps to reproduce:

• Provide a non-existent SOURCE file to the build-helper-plugin and run mvn install.

<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.8</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>attach-exe</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>attach-artifact</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<artifacts>
<artifact>
<file>FOO</file>
<type>BAR</type>
</artifact>
</artifacts>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

The result is an info that the file got actually installed – which is obviously NOT the case:

[INFO] Installing C:\Users\me\workspace\Bug\FOO to C:\Users\me\.m2\repository\my\group\the-artifact\version-SNAPSHOT\the-artifact-version-SNAPSHOT.BAR