[MPLUGIN-360] generated plugin-help.xml ignores descriptor mojo outputDirectory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.6.1
• Component/s: Plugin Plugin
• Assignee: Robert Scholte
• Reporter: Dariusz Kuc
• Created: 03/Apr/20 20:27
• Updated: 23/Apr/21 09:20
• Resolved: 20/Apr/21 18:09

Description

maven-plugin-plugin:descriptor mojo supports specifying custom output directory (https://maven.apache.org/components/plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-3.5/maven-plugin-plugin/descriptor-mojo.html#outputDirectory) but it is only used for generation of plugin.xml,  plugin-help.xml is always generated under default build directory.

 

In code:

• plugin.xml uses correct directory -> [https://github.com/apache/maven-plugin-tools/blob/master/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java#L77 

File f = new File( destinationDirectory, "plugin.xml" );

• plugin-help.xml uses default build directory -> https://github.com/apache/maven-plugin-tools/blob/master/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java#L83 

f = new File( mavenProject.getBuild().getOutputDirectory(), PluginHelpGenerator.getPluginHelpPath( mavenProject ) );