Maven Surefire should set system property java.class.path or something like surefire.java.class.path ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key: SUREFIRE-435 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-435 Project: Maven Surefire Issue Type: Bug Components: classloading Affects Versions: 2.4 Reporter: Martin Burger In some of my test cases I fork another JVM instance that must have the same classpath as the executed test. I use the system property java.class.path to get the classpath. In Eclipse it works as expected, the system property java.class.path holds all the dependencies. But if I use Maven to run the tests, that system property holds just '/Users/mburger/bin/maven2/boot/classworlds-1.1.jar:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Classes/.compatibility/14compatibility.jar'. AFAIK the system property java.class.path is read only, so Surefire cannot set it. But it would be very nice to have some fall back like surefire.java.class.path. In my test cases I could use that system property as fall back when java.class.path does not contain the expected JAR files. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira