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Benjamin Marwell commented on MNG-8162: --------------------------------------- If the root pom is in: $root/$appname/dev/Impl/Build/pom.xml :face_vomiting: ... do I put .mvn in... $root or $root/$appname/dev/Impl (first common ancestor of all modules) or $root/$appname/dev/Impl/Build ..? > Maven should warn about modules relative to parent directory > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: MNG-8162 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-8162 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Task > Components: Core > Reporter: Benjamin Marwell > Priority: Major > > Maven should warn if a pom project references modules which are not direct > descendants, e.g. > {code:html} > <module>../other</module> > {code} > h2. Rationale > Given this situation: > * the repository root does not contain the root pom.xml > * A subdirectory contains the "root" pom.xml (e.g. ./Build/pom.xml) > * Maven must be called either via {{mvn -f Build}} or {{cd Build && mvn}} > Then it is hard to determine the root: > * Is it in the VCS clone/checkout root? > * Is it in the first common ancestor? Maybe it is in > {{project/dev/impl/Build}} ? > * Is root=true a valid tag in either of these cases? > * what if you call maven from even yet a higher directory? > * What if both .mvn directores and the root tags are present? > * What if there are multitple .mvn directories (lets say in repo root, and in > ./project/dev/impl and in ./project/dev/impl/Build)? > In any of those cases and combinations of those, Maven should print a warning > h2. Suggested warning > {code} > [WARN] This maven project has modules relative to the parent directory > (<module>../{..}</module>. This is an invalid configuration and will be > unsupported in future releases. To fix, move all descendants of a pom project > to its directory, making it a direct descendant. > {code} > h2. Checks > Should be included in the new self-check > h2. Suggested deprecation > Maven 5 should not work under such circumstances > h2. Backports > Might be a candidate for backporting to 3.9. > h2. Documentation > The docs should clarify which "root" takes precedence (and why). -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)