Maven Surefire

<skip>true</skip> cannot be overridden using mvn -Dmaven.test.skip=false test

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: 2.7.2
  • Component/s: Maven Surefire Plugin
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  • Environment:
    java version "1.5.0_09"
    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_09-b01)
    Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.5.0_09-b01, mixed mode)
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Description

If the pom file is configured to skip tests using <skip>true</skip>, and an attempt is made to override this on the command line using mvn -Dmaven.test.skip=false test, the attempt does not work (the test is still skipped).

In theory, the command line flag should override the pom setting.

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Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MNG-4979 Cannot override configuration parameter from command line

  • Major - Major loss of function.
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Mike McVey added a comment -

maven.test.skip is a setting from maven 1. You can do something like the following in your pom.xml and then override it in command line with mvn goal -Dvar.name=value

<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<skip>$

{test.skip}

</skip>
</configuration>
</plugin>
...

<properties>
<test.skip>true</test.skip>
</properties>

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Mike McVey added a comment - maven.test.skip is a setting from maven 1. You can do something like the following in your pom.xml and then override it in command line with mvn goal -Dvar.name=value <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <skip>$ {test.skip} </skip> </configuration> </plugin> ... <properties> <test.skip>true</test.skip> </properties>
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Jan Palmquist added a comment -

Corresponding behavior is true for configuration <testFailureIgnore>false</testFailureIgnore> and -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true

Thanks for the workaround!

It seems like that the following also works:

<properties>
<maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
</properties>

<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<skip>$

{maven.test.skip}

</skip>
<testFailureIgnore>$

{maven.test.failure.ignore}

</testFailureIgnore>
</configuration>
</plugin>

Hence, you can specify a different default value for you test behaviour and also override the values using the command line...

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Jan Palmquist added a comment - Corresponding behavior is true for configuration <testFailureIgnore>false</testFailureIgnore> and -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true Thanks for the workaround! It seems like that the following also works: <properties> <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip> <maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore> </properties> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <skip>$ {maven.test.skip} </skip> <testFailureIgnore>$ {maven.test.failure.ignore} </testFailureIgnore> </configuration> </plugin> Hence, you can specify a different default value for you test behaviour and also override the values using the command line...
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Jia Lu added a comment - - edited

We expereience same issue. It would be very useful if the "skip" values in pom.xml can be overridden in command line.
e.g pom.xml
<configuration>
<skip>true</skip>
</configuration>

Developers can simply build without junit test by just using "mvn install" . And "mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=false" will build and run JUnit tests.

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Jia Lu added a comment - - edited We expereience same issue. It would be very useful if the "skip" values in pom.xml can be overridden in command line. e.g pom.xml <configuration> <skip>true</skip> </configuration> Developers can simply build without junit test by just using "mvn install" . And "mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=false" will build and run JUnit tests.
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Dan Tran added a comment -

mvn -DskipTests=false should work

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Dan Tran added a comment - mvn -DskipTests=false should work
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Stefan Birkner added a comment -

It's a special case of bug MNG-4979.

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Stefan Birkner added a comment - It's a special case of bug MNG-4979 .
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Kristian Rosenvold added a comment -

Fixed with a documentation update in r1061478.

WIll appear at http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/examples/skipping-test.html once 2.7.2 is released, in the
mean time it can be seen here http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/surefire/trunk/maven-surefire-plugin/src/site/apt/examples/skipping-test.apt.vm?view=markup

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Kristian Rosenvold added a comment - Fixed with a documentation update in r1061478. WIll appear at http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/examples/skipping-test.html once 2.7.2 is released, in the mean time it can be seen here http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/surefire/trunk/maven-surefire-plugin/src/site/apt/examples/skipping-test.apt.vm?view=markup

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  • Assignee:
    Kristian Rosenvold
    Reporter:
    Graham Leggett
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