maven can't add files in generated-sources for compilation phase

maven code-generation thrift
SunLiWei picture SunLiWei · Nov 8, 2010 · Viewed 17.1k times · Source

I use Apache Thrift to generate code in target/generated-sources.

The Thrift compiler produces a directory named gen-java which contains all the Java code. When I execute mvn compile, the code is generated correctly in target/generated-source/gen-java, but in compilation phase, it complains can't find the classes which defined in gen-java.

In my understanding, Maven 2 automatically adds generated sources, is that right?

And what if my testing code also depends on the generated-sources, do I have to manually specified the compiler includes?

Answer

Pascal Thivent picture Pascal Thivent · Nov 8, 2010

In my understanding, maven 2 automatically add generated sources, is that right?

Nothing automatic, plugins generating source code typically handle that by adding their output directory (something like target/generated-sources/<tool> by convention) as source directory to the POM so that it will be included later during the compile phase.

Some less well implemented plugins don't do that for you and you have to add the directory yourself, for example using the Build Helper Maven Plugin.

And since you didn't provide any POM snippet, any link, I can't say anything more.

And what if my testing code also depends on the generated-sources, do I have to manually specified the compiler includes?

As I said, generated sources are usually added as source directory and compiled and are thus available on the test classpath without you having to do anything.

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