[MSHADE-160] change default location of dependency-reduced-pom.xml

**[Gabriele Catania](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=gcatania)** opened **[MSHADE-160](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-160?redirect=false)** and commented

The current defaults of the plugin place the dependency reduced pom alongside the pom.xml as a sibling file.

Given that it's a generated file, wouldn't it be best to place it by default inside the target directory?

either something like this:

```xml
${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
```

or, even better (to conform with conventions from other plugins):

```xml
${project.build.directory}/generated/shade/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
```

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**Affects:** 2.2

**Issue Links:**
- [MSHADE-124](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-124) Need better plan for getting dependency-reduced-pom.xml out of basedir
(_**"is blocked by"**_)
- [MSHADE-187](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-187) Change location of the dependency reduced pom
(_**"is duplicated by"**_)
- [MSHADE-170](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-170) Outstanding questions about MSHADE-124

3 votes, 7 watchers

Start by reviewing the linked MSHADE-124, MSHADE-187, and MSHADE-170 issues, then inspect how the dependencyReducedPomLocation default is defined and used. Confirm which target-directory location is agreed on and verify that generated dependency-reduced-pom.xml files no longer appear beside pom.xml.

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