Maven 2.x Help Plugin

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: None
• Fix Version/s: Backlog
• Component/s: None
• Labels:

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Run "mvn help:describe -Dplugin=compiler -Dmojo=compile". You'll get this:

[INFO] Mojo: 'compiler:compile'
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Goal: 'compile'
Description:
Compiles application sources
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Try again with "mvn help:describe -Dplugin=compiler -Dmojo=compile -Dmedium". You'll get the exact same information. Try again with "-Dfull". You'll get a highly verbose description of every parameter, including their type, required, readonly, and description.

-Dmedium should include an "in-between" amount of information. I might suggest that it include all parameters by name and the description, but not type/required/readonly. (Perhaps omit readonly parameters from -Dmedium view?) We might also consider using only the first sentence of the description, just like Javadoc.

• Assignee:

  Unassigned

  Reporter:

  Dan Fabulich

• Created:

  04/Feb/08 5:26 PM

  Updated:

  21/Mar/10 9:17 PM