[SUREFIRE-435] Maven Surefire should set system property java.class.path or something like surefire.java.class.path

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 2.4
• Component/s: classloading
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Martin Burger
• Created: 24/Jan/08 07:46
• Updated: 06/Feb/09 13:09
• Resolved: 25/Jan/08 15:17

Description

In some of my test cases I fork another JVM instance that must have the same classpath as the executed test. I use the system property java.class.path to get the classpath.

In Eclipse it works as expected, the system property java.class.path holds all the dependencies. But if I use Maven to run the tests, that system property holds just '/Users/mburger/bin/maven2/boot/classworlds-1.1.jar:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Classes/.compatibility/14compatibility.jar'.

AFAIK the system property java.class.path is read only, so Surefire cannot set it. But it would be very nice to have some fall back like surefire.java.class.path. In my test cases I could use that system property as fall back when java.class.path does not contain the expected JAR files.

Issue Links

• is related to: SUREFIRE-510 surefire.test.class.path is not set when forkMode is always