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Disable a Maven plugin defined in a parent POM

I am using a parent POM that defines a plugin that I do not want to be run in a child POM. How can I disable the plugin in the child pom completely?

Constraint: I cannot change the parent POM itself.

Solution

  • The following works for me when disabling Findbugs in a child POM:

    <plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>ID_AS_IN_PARENT</id> <!-- id is necessary sometimes -->
            <phase>none</phase>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>

    Note: the full definition of the Findbugs plugin is in our parent/super POM, so it'll inherit the version and so-on.

    In Maven 3, you'll need to use:

     <configuration>
      <skip>true</skip>
 </configuration>

    for the plugin.