mojohaus / mojohaus/exec-maven-plugin
arguments and commandlineArgs seem to be mutually exclusive
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Description
When I specify both arguments and commandlineArgs when executing the java goal, the latter supplants the former value.
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.6.0</version>
<configuration>
<mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
<commandlineArgs>-Duser.dir=${project.basedir}</commandlineArgs>
<arguments>
<argument>server</argument>
</arguments>
</configuration>
</plugin>
In this case, I would like to pass arguments to the JVM and my class that differ. In fact the log seems to indicate that is actually what happens:
[DEBUG] Invoking : com.whoever.Application.main(server)
However, in reality the arguments configuration is overwritten by the commandlineArgs within the private method ExecJavaMojo.addRelevantPluginDependenciesToClasspath. This seems to be incorrect behavior... at least when arguments configuration is supplied.
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Research direction
Start by reading the java goal handling around the private method ExecJavaMojo.addRelevantPluginDependenciesToClasspath and reproduce the configuration shown in the issue. Trace how arguments and commandlineArgs are combined when both are supplied. Done means the JVM receives the command-line option while Application.main still receives server, with coverage for this configuration if the existing tests provide a suitable entry point.
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- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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