[MNG-6835] Building aggregate module using -pl option

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.3
• Component/s: Core
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Kypros Chrysanthou
• Created: 27/Dec/19 12:20
• Updated: 02/Jan/20 12:13

Description

When building an aggregate module using the -pl option, its submodules are not picked up.

Using the -amd option, the submodules that are also child modules (i.e. they define the aggregate module as parent) are picked up.

I would expect that -am would "also make" the submodules but it seems that they are not identified as dependencies.

I have created a dummy project for showcasing/exploring this:

https://github.com/chkypros/aggregation

 

Acceptance Criteria:

• There needs to be a way to configure the build when using -pl to also build submodules.

• It should be possible to mirror the behaviour of "mvn <goal>" using "mvn <goal> -pl . <some options>"