[MPMD-223] Enable specifying file into which report is written

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.6
• Component/s: PMD
• Labels: features
• Environment: all
• Flags: Patch, Important
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ernst Reissner
• Created: 08/Jun/16 22:54
• Updated: 02/Oct/20 18:19

Description

https://pmd.github.io/pmd-5.4.2/usage/ant-task.html
describes the access on pmd via ant.
This is about all which is possible via command line.
I think, the maven plugin should compete with this.

In particular, it is useful to allow to specify the formatter
and toFile.
Currently, not the file is given but the directory to write the file into.
This is not what is needed.

Issue Links

• is related to: MPMD-306 PMD and CPD goal must specify output file name when custom renderer specified as format.