Hello Phil, On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 at 12:25, P. Ottlinger <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Maxim, > > this warning indicates that you are using "old-style" configuration > elements. > > https://creadur.apache.org/rat/apache-rat/migrationguide/0.17.html
Unfortunately migration guide doesn't help with "adding new license/family" (licenses/families) elements like here https://creadur.apache.org/rat/apache-rat-plugin/examples/custom-license.html > > An example of the new configuration can be found here: > https://github.com/ottlinger/mailclena/blob/master/pom.xml#L337 this example also doesn't help in new license creation > > HTH > Phil > > Am 25.03.26 um 01:53 schrieb Maxim Solodovnik: > > Hello All, > > > > For couple of versions (0.17, and 0.18) I've got following warnings in > > maven logs: > > > > [INFO] Configuring report plugin apache-rat-plugin:0.18 > > [WARNING] Parameter 'families' is deprecated: Use specific > > configuration under <configuration>. > > [WARNING] Parameter 'licenses' is deprecated: Deprecated for removal > > since 0.17: Use specific configuration under <configuration>. See > > configuration file documentation. > > > > I would say warning message is a bit unclear. It states what is wrong > > but gave no hint on how it should be fixed :( > > > > I've check the site: > > https://creadur.apache.org/rat/apache-rat-plugin/examples/custom-license.html > > clearly uses both "deprecated" configurations > > > > What is recommended way to bypass this deprecations? :))) > > > -- Best regards, Maxim
