+1 to make NONE the default, know it defeats the purpose but this feature
makes end user builds nasty whereas it should help them.

I would also be +1 to make it a help:check-state goal rather than having it
in maven core where it is quite pointless IMHO as explained in earlier
threads.

Le ven. 19 mai 2023 à 21:17, Henning Schmiedehausen <
henn...@schmiedehausen.org> a écrit :

> Hi Gary,
>
> Seems we both work in similar places. :-) Looking at
>
> https://github.com/apache/maven/commit/11d97e64e7e3fbed23d8e98abdd8c015a957ee82
> ,
> it seems that 3.9.3 (whenever that comes) will improve things; the default
> logging is still not great but at least I can add
> `<maven.plugin.validation>NONE</maven.plugin.validation>` to all my
> projects get back to the pre-3.9.x state. @michaelo might like that as
> well.
>
> @tamas I would have preferred if we did not add a "NONE" setting but made
> the "DEFAULT" value having no logging and replaced what is "DEFAULT" in
> 3.9.2 with "SUMMARY" or "NORMAL" or something else. That way, the default
> state would be the same as it was with maven 3.8.x (which is IMHO the right
> thing to call "default") and everyone who wants to actually log warnings
> can turn it on.
>
> Adding the property above to my poms is a stop-gap, as it emits a warning
> on pre-3.9.3 maven versions, something that I can not fix because older
> versions of the build tool are "out there". I could put the property under
> a profile but at that point it feels like fighting the tool.
>
> -h
>
> (pro-tip: Never call the value for a default setting "default". "default"
> is a state, not a value. If you want to change the "default" state, you are
> now stuck with a value called "default")
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:47 AM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From this user's POV, I feel these warning force me to spin my wheels:
> If I
> > have old plugins I can update their versions, and then I still get the
> > warnings, none of which I can do anything about. I can do something about
> > compiler warnings, I can do nothing about these.
> >
> > I am left to explain up and down the food chain with hand handwaving why
> > these warnings are "ok" :-(
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 19, 2023, 14:15 Henning Schmiedehausen <
> > henn...@schmiedehausen.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Tamas,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the quick response.
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 2:35 AM Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > > So, have a small local change, probably to go with 3.9.3.
> > > >
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > >
> > > > [WARNING]  * org.basepom.maven:inline-maven-plugin:1.0.1
> > > > [WARNING]   Declared at location(s):
> > > > [WARNING]    * org.jdbi:jdbi3-core:3.38.3-SNAPSHOT (core/pom.xml) @
> > line
> > > > 145
> > > > [WARNING]   Used in module(s):
> > > > [WARNING]    * org.jdbi:jdbi3-core:3.38.3-SNAPSHOT (core/pom.xml)
> > > > [WARNING]   Plugin issue(s):
> > > > [WARNING]    * Plugin descriptor should not contain these Maven
> > > artifacts:
> > > > [org.apache.maven:maven-artifact:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-settings-builder:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-repository-metadata:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-builder-support:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-core:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-resolver-provider:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-settings:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-plugin-api:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-model-builder:3.8.4,
> > > > org.apache.maven:maven-model:3.8.4]
> > > >
> > >
> > > This has *zero* meaning to the person running the build. And it still
> > does
> > > not help the plugin author either. Because they (I) used the maven tool
> > > chain that was current at the point in time the plugin was created.
> There
> > > is still no actionable advice in here and there is no link to any
> > > documentation that tells a plugin author what the root cause is and
> what
> > to
> > > do. Developers can now either do the "update everything and pray", an
> > > approach that worked exceedingly well with maven dependencies (look at
> > all
> > > the incompatibilities with the 4.0.0-M<x> components) or turn around to
> > the
> > > maven mailing list asking "what should I do".
> > >
> > > You need to write documentation that helps your users. All the error
> > > messages and warnings and "this is wrong, fix it" messages to users do
> > not
> > > help.
> > >
> > > This passive-aggressive attempt to surface problems in an obscure way
> to
> > > the end user and hope that "they file bugs with the plugin authors" is
> a
> > > terrible way to instigate change.
> > >
> > > I understand that there is limited developer time on Maven and this
> looks
> > > tempting as the "simplest path" but all you have accomplished is reduce
> > > trust. "maven suddenly reports problems that were not there before.
> Were
> > > those always there? Are my builds still good? Do my older projects
> still
> > > build?"
> > >
> > > Surfacing non-actionable warnings or errors to a non-audience is a
> no-no
> > > for any user experience; this is UX 101.
> > >
> > > For Jdbi, I still get complaints
> > > about org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin,
> > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin,
> > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin,
> > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin.
> > > So even the official maven plugins have not gotten this right. Of
> course
> > > you can say "time heals all wounds". That is not true, because there is
> > > attrition by people switching tools. Heck, the ASF is now running a
> > gradle
> > > enterprise server.
> > >
> > > You need to turn all of these warnings *OFF* and document the existence
> > of
> > > the switch *and* give developer documentation what you expect plugin
> > users
> > > *to do*. And then evangelize that. That will get your allies (which are
> > the
> > > plugin authors that will *want* to fix the problems) to help you.  Not
> > > throw out another release with slightly tweaked warnings.
> > >
> > > Calling "maven 3.9 is about the journey to 4.0" is ridiculous. Maven
> 3.9
> > is
> > > a, by definition, fully backwards compatible release of Apache Maven
> 3.x.
> > > If you need a journey, then release Maven 4.0.0 as that stepping stone
> > and
> > > then 5.0 as a backwards incompatible version. Maven 4 has been in
> > > development for many years and developer uptake will take a long time,
> > > especially if all old builds break left and right. You may even end up
> > > having to call it "mvn4" and not "mvn" to not break build scripts in
> > > countless organizations.
> > >
> > > -h
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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