src/site/apt/index.apt.vm

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 Introduction
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 Hervé Boutemy
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 2020-06-20
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${project.name}

  The Artifact Plugin is used to manage artifacts tasks.

* Goals Overview

  The Artifact Plugin only has 3 goals currently:

  * {{{./buildinfo-mojo.html}artifact:buildinfo}} records current build results in {{{https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/jvm/}Reproducible Builds buildinfo}} file,

  * {{{./compare-mojo.html}artifact:compare}} compares current build output against reference build previously published,

  * {{{./check-buildplan-mojo.html}artifact:check-buildplan}} checks the project's buildplan to find if any used {{{./plugin-issues.html}plugin has a known Reproducible Builds issue}}.

* Usage

  General instructions on how to use the Artifact Plugin can be found on the {{{./usage.html}usage page}}. Some more
  specific use cases are described in the examples given below.

  In case you still have questions regarding the plugin's usage, please have a look at the {{{./faq.html}FAQ}} and feel
  free to contact the {{{./mailing-lists.html}user mailing list}}. The posts to the mailing list are archived and could
  already contain the answer to your question as part of an older thread. Hence, it is also worth browsing/searching
  the {{{./mailing-lists.html}mail archive}}.

  If you feel like the plugin is missing a feature or has a defect, you can fill a feature request or bug report in our
  {{{./issue-management.html}issue tracker}}. When creating a new issue, please provide a comprehensive description of your
  concern. Especially for fixing bugs it is crucial that the developers can reproduce your problem. For this reason,
  entire debug logs, POMs or most preferably little demo projects attached to the issue are very much appreciated.
  Of course, patches are welcome, too. Contributors can check out the project from our
  {{{./scm.html}source repository}} and will find supplementary information in the
  {{{http://maven.apache.org/guides/development/guide-helping.html}guide to helping with Maven}}.

* Limitations

  This plugin is not able to detect <<all>> reproduciblity issues. For instance, timezone issues cannot be reliably detected
  when reference builder machine and your build machine are in the same timezone. Change your JVM's timezone with the Java
  system property <<<user.timezone>>> and retry. See {{{https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MARTIFACT-36}MARTIFACT-36}}
  for details.

* Examples

  To provide you with better understanding on some usages of the Artifact Plugin,
  you can take a look into the following examples:

  * {{{./reproducible.html}How to diagnose issues with Reproducible Builds?}}

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