[MPH-53] mvn help:describe returns the version that is specified in metadata instead of the one in the parent pom

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: describe
• Environment: windows xp; tested with mvn 2.0.8 & 2.0.9
• Assignee: Guillaume Boué
• Reporter: rintcius
• Created: 29/Aug/08 02:10
• Updated: 12/Nov/16 20:47
• Resolved: 12/Nov/16 20:47

Description

mvn help:describe returns a different version than mvn help:effective-pom returns:

> mvn help:describe -Dplugin=surefire

...
[INFO] [help:describe]
[INFO] Plugin: 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.2'
-----------------------------------------------
Group Id:  org.apache.maven.plugins
Artifact Id: maven-surefire-plugin
Version:     2.2
Goal Prefix: surefire

However, when I run mvn help:effective-pom

I get

...
    <pluginManagement>
      <plugins>
        <plugin>
          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
          <version>2.4.3</version>
          <configuration>
            <testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>
            <includes>
              <include>**/*Test.java</include>
            </includes>
            <format>html</format>
          </configuration>
        </plugin>
      </plugins>
    </pluginManagement>
...

My pom structure is quite simple: just a parent pom.xml with the pluginmanagement section as above and a child pom using that. I have tested with both maven 2.0.8 and 2.0.9.

See the discussion here: http://www.nabble.com/Wrong-output-of-mvn-help%3Adescribe--td19168212.html