Maven 2.x Exec Plugin

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.1-beta-1
• Fix Version/s: future
• Component/s: exec, java
• Labels:

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I am using the pom config like this:

<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<executable>${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java</executable>
<arguments>
<argument>-Xmx128M</argument>
<argument>-server</argument>
<argument>-classpath</argument>
<classpath/>
<argument>${exec.myMainClass}</argument> <!-- hack -->
<argument>${exec.myProgramArgs}</argument><!-- hack -->
</arguments>
</configuration>
</plugin>

And then at the cmd line, I set ${exec.myMainClass} and ${exec.myProgramArgs}.
If I make exec.myProgramArgs an empty String, my main java class doesn't get an empty args array, but one with a single value of "-Xmx128M". If it's not an empty string, the "-Xmx128M" isn't added... wierd.

Anyway, it would be nice to support mixing pom configuration with cmd line arguments better. Even if only to configure the general stuff (classpath, memory) in the pom and the non-general stuff on the command line (program arguments etc).

• Assignee:

  Unassigned

  Reporter:

  Geoffrey De Smet

• Created:

  29/Sep/07 3:48 PM

  Updated:

  15/May/08 11:46 PM