[SUREFIRE-1418] 2.20.1 fails with no tests and junit5 support

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Bug
• Affects Version/s: 2.20.1
• Component/s: JUnit 5.x support, Maven Surefire Plugin
• Labels: junit5

Environment

Apache Maven 3.5.0 (ff8f5e7444045639af65f6095c62210b5713f426; 2017-04-03T20:39:06+01:00)
Maven home: /opt/local/share/java/maven3
Java version: 1.8.0_131, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
Default locale: en_GB, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.12.6", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

• Assignee: Tibor Digana
• Reporter: John Patrick
• Created: 16/Sep/17 16:35
• Updated: 24/Oct/17 06:42
• Resolved: 17/Sep/17 21:32

Description

Just upgraded project from 2.20 to 2.20.1 and getting error for a project with no tests.

If you remove the following it will pass, otherwise it fails.
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: SUREFIRE-1419 ForkStarter throws exception
• links to: JUnit5 issue