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Claude Warren commented on MSITE-1016: -------------------------------------- Under Maven 3.9.9 with {quote}<distributionManagement> </distributionManagement>{quote} or {quote}<distributionManagement> <site> <site> </distributionManagement>{quote} or {quote}<distributionManagement> <site> <id>staging</id> <site> </distributionManagement>{quote} when executing "mvn site:stage" after "mvn site" I receive the following error: {quote}[[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:3.20.0:stage (default-cli) on project apache-rat-project: Missing site data: specify url and id for project Apache Creadur Rat (org.apache.rat:apache-rat-project:0.17-SNAPSHOT) -> [Help 1]{quote} with {quote}<distributionManagement> <site> <id>staging</id> <url>invalid:url</url> <site> </distributionManagement>{quote} the staging works. I literally put "<url>invalid:url</url>" entry. Previously our pom listed "<url>file:bogus</file>" which also worked. > site:stage should function without a URL specified in the POM > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MSITE-1016 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSITE-1016 > Project: Maven Site Plugin > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Maven 3 > Affects Versions: 3.8.2 > Reporter: Claude Warren > Priority: Major > Fix For: waiting-for-feedback > > > Note: actual version is 3.8.6 > *Documentation states:* > {quote}By default, the site will be staged in a directory > {{{}target/staging/{}}}. > {quote} > *Issue description:* > When I try to run site:stage without a site entry in the pom > distrobutionManagement section I get an error that says the site entry must > be specified. > {quote}Specifying > <distributionManagement> > <site> > <id>staging</id> > </site> > </distributionManagement> > {quote} > Will yield an error that states the URL must be specified. Entering an > invalid URL solves the problem. > {quote}<distributionManagement> > <site> > <id>staging</id> > <url>invalid:url</url> > </site> > </distributionManagement> > {quote} > The above is literally the text in my pom file. > *Desired setup:* > I would like to see the URL be optional so that I can trigger the site:stage > goal without having to specify the URL in the pom and without having to > specify the stagingDirectory on the command line. > I would also like this better documented. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)