Release Notes - Maven 2 & 3 - Version 2.0.5 - Text format

Bug

• [MNG-967] - maven.mdo, settings.mdo, and generated-sources
• [MNG-1181] - MavenEmbedder.execute() doesn't run reactor modules
• [MNG-1281] - Most of the links off the m2 ant task documentation page are broken
• [MNG-1290] - What is a Mojo?
• [MNG-1379] - Wrong path for artifacts with system scope
• [MNG-1395] - Change all m2.bat and m2 references in sources to mvn.bat and mvn
• [MNG-1458] - error/warning handling in embedder
• [MNG-1545] - some execution output not routed through default routes.
• [MNG-1562] - Exception with dependencies that have <type> and implied <version> from parents
• [MNG-1593] - Typo in settings doc
• [MNG-1645] - document clean and site lifecycles in the build lifecycle doc
• [MNG-1697] - NPE in addEdgeWithParentCheck
• [MNG-1797] - Dependency excludes apply to every subsequent dependency, not just the one it is declared under.
• [MNG-1827] - mvn cli bash script doesn't work in mingw
• [MNG-1891] - plugin execution in a profile
• [MNG-1908] - snapshots not deployed using m2, or deployed with uniqueVersion = false are not updated if present locally
• [MNG-1955] - null pointer exception in profile if pluginManagement section exists in pom
• [MNG-2056] - Exception when starting new page with AbstractMavenMultiPageReport
• [MNG-2106] - Add dependency-maven-plugin to plugins list (patch attached)
• [MNG-2164] - Generated plugin documentation lists wrong data type
• [MNG-2177] - moved mojo plugins are missing web pages at http://maven.apache.org/plugins
• [MNG-2214] - ITs fail when bootstrapping M2 SVN trunk with java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 1
• [MNG-2221] - Multiple Executions of Plugin at Difference Inhertiance levels causes plugin executions to run multiple times
• [MNG-2228] - Classloader problem loading jars from build extensions
• [MNG-2230] - The "How do I create documentation?" part of the "Maven Gettting Started Guide" features an invalid example
• [MNG-2236] - DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.buildStandaloneSuperProject() should include a ProfileManager that includes active profiles from settings.xml
• [MNG-2256] - Misleading documentation regarding configuration of java.utils.Properties
• [MNG-2282] - If a repo is down, maven stops the buid instead of trying other repos
• [MNG-2284] - Cannot specify additional classpath entries in manifest when using addClasspath
• [MNG-2291] - svn ignore command incorrect
• [MNG-2299] - org.apache.maven.it.Verifier.loadProperties(..) does not close FileInputStream (relies upon finalizer being called)
• [MNG-2302] - SCM path calculations don't work when parent and grandparent are in sibling directories
• [MNG-2303] - ActiveProjectArtifact.getFile(..) and .setFile(..) result in StackOverflowException, since they are effectively recursive
• [MNG-2309] - Profile activation order is random
• [MNG-2314] - <dependencyManagement> not inherited more than one level
• [MNG-2407] - New user docs: proxy configuration is not clear to new users
• [MNG-2408] - Improve handling of "no plugin version found" error after intermittent errors
• [MNG-2413] - maven version insistence based on wrong variable
• [MNG-2420] - exclusion on dependency seems to act global on POM
• [MNG-2424] - Classpath in reactor builds differ from dependency resolution
• [MNG-2425] - Mojo parameters with no "expression" does not get added to the parameter list
• [MNG-2460] - Incorrect POM inheritance for plugins
• [MNG-2462] - Using Maven 1.x Legacy Repository Layout in a Maven 2.0.4 Project, I can't depend on a "java-sources" jar
• [MNG-2475] - Need to finish escaping html in http://maven.apache.org/general.html#Compiling-J2SE-5
• [MNG-2493] - Snapshot plugin repositories should be included for reference at the Maven site
• [MNG-2516] - Central isn't checked if pluginRepo specified in pom isn't reachable
• [MNG-2539] - Transitive dependencies referenced by a plugin are searched only in the plugin-repositories
• [MNG-2612] - antrun's exec task breaks in 2.0.5-SNAPSHOT
• [MNG-2709] - Maven 2 doesn't resolve parent test dependencies when using JDK 6
• [MNG-2712] - update policy 'daily' not honored
• [MNG-2746] - NPE in DefaultMavenProjectBuilder when parentPath is a directory and pom is not found.
• [MNG-2749] - extensions stopped working in 2.0.5-SNAPSHOT
• [MNG-2773] - Plugin repositories are chekced for SNAPSHOTS on every run in the 2.0.5 candidate
• [MNG-2780] - snapshots are not updated based on metadata deployed with uniqueVersion = false
• [MNG-2790] - lastUpdated timestamp in local repository metadata not updated on install if it already exists
• [MNG-2794] - Transitive dependency resolution differs between 2.0.4 and (future) 2.0.5
• [MNG-2795] - Classloader problem loading a resource from a build extension Jar : difference between 2.0.4 and (future) 2.0.5
• [MNG-2801] - broken link in basic documentation
• [MNG-2820] - Deployment is stripping out the license header from the POM

Improvement

• [MNG-655] - don't load extensions into the main container
• [MNG-830] - review plugins use of expression and change to default-value/component where appropriate
• [MNG-1299] - Document m1 xdocs compatibility with the m2 site plug-in
• [MNG-1508] - Need a process-test-classes phase
• [MNG-1540] - ability to categorise guides in the maven site
• [MNG-1560] - Guide to accessing repository with https client authentication
• [MNG-1929] - Plugin Goal report should indicate which fields are read only. (Patch Attached)
• [MNG-1952] - Give equal footing to all m2 plugins and add Cargo plugin to the list
• [MNG-1997] - document xsd support for pom and settings in guides
• [MNG-2129] - generated source repo page is misleading when added to the "general site".
• [MNG-2153] - Updated resource bundles for pl and en locales
• [MNG-2213] - Current settings.xml example incorrect
• [MNG-2246] - mojo developer guide takes a shortcut at explaining fully how the command line can be shortened
• [MNG-2250] - fix misspelled and added missing words in getting started guide and philosphy of maven
• [MNG-2251] - Upgrade to plexus-utils 1.2
• [MNG-2306] - mojo javadoc annotations support for IntelliJ Idea
• [MNG-2311] - site plugin i18n HU
• [MNG-2346] - FAQ: Why does maven compile my test classes but does not run them?
• [MNG-2355] - Documentation of the @component javadoc tag
• [MNG-2375] - Generate docs for mojo goals should list whehter or not each parameter is read-only
• [MNG-2379] - review and link to free Maven courseware
• [MNG-2474] - missing jar files in javax repository
• [MNG-2494] - Plugin development guide should have link to test harness plugin
• [MNG-2638] - Please add Developpez.com Maven FAQ to articles (french)

New Feature

• [MNG-2293] - maven-plugin-descriptor: Not possible to define a default implementation for a field defined by its interface
• [MNG-2454] - add @since to mojo at class level
• [MNG-2865] - Add <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf> feature

Task

• [MNG-1059] - update mojo API documentation
• [MNG-1069] - Verify the embedder is using the same strategy for locating the local repo as the CLI
• [MNG-1213] - more info on the plugin summary
• [MNG-1325] - Document ibiblio synchronization process
• [MNG-2117] - Update doap file descriptor
• [MNG-2300] - broken links on http://maven.apache.org/plugins/
• [MNG-2393] - documentation of -U on CLI usage help is incorrect

Wish

• [MNG-1731] - I18n issues with report generation
• [MNG-1880] - Add new pre and post phases to the integration-test phase

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