compiler:compile

Full name:

org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.6.2:compile

Description:

Compiles application sources

Attributes:

  • Requires a Maven project to be executed.
  • Requires dependency resolution of artifacts in scope: compile.
  • Since version: 2.0.
  • Binds by default to the lifecycle phase: compile.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
allowPartialRequirements boolean 2.0 (no description)
annotationProcessorPaths List 3.5

Classpath elements to supply as annotation processor path. If specified, the compiler will detect annotation processors only in those classpath elements. If omitted, the default classpath is used to detect annotation processors. The detection itself depends on the configuration of annotationProcessors.

Each classpath element is specified using their Maven coordinates (groupId, artifactId, version, classifier, type). Transitive dependencies are added automatically. Example:

<configuration>
  <annotationProcessorPaths>
    <path>
      <groupId>org.sample</groupId>
      <artifactId>sample-annotation-processor</artifactId>
      <version>1.2.3</version>
    </path>
    <!-- ... more ... -->
  </annotationProcessorPaths>
</configuration>

annotationProcessors String[] 2.2

Names of annotation processors to run. Only applies to JDK 1.6+ If not set, the default annotation processors discovery process applies.
compilerArgs List 3.1

Sets the arguments to be passed to the compiler if fork is set to true. Example:

<compilerArgs>
  <arg>-Xmaxerrs=1000</arg>
  <arg>-Xlint</arg>
  <arg>-J-Duser.language=en_us</arg>
</compilerArgs>

compilerArgument String 2.0

Sets the unformatted single argument string to be passed to the compiler if fork is set to true. To pass multiple arguments such as -Xmaxerrs 1000 (which are actually two arguments) you have to use compilerArguments.

This is because the list of valid arguments passed to a Java compiler varies based on the compiler version.
compilerArguments Map 2.0.1 Deprecated. use compilerArgs instead.
compilerId String 2.0 The compiler id of the compiler to use. See this guide for more information.
Default value is: javac.
User property is: maven.compiler.compilerId.
compilerReuseStrategy String 2.5 Strategy to re use javacc class created:
  • reuseCreated (default): will reuse already created but in case of multi-threaded builds, each thread will have its own instance
  • reuseSame: the same Javacc class will be used for each compilation even for multi-threaded build
  • alwaysNew: a new Javacc class will be created for each compilation
Note this parameter value depends on the os/jdk you are using, but the default value should work on most of env.
Default value is: ${reuseCreated}.
User property is: maven.compiler.compilerReuseStrategy.
compilerVersion String 2.0 Version of the compiler to use, ex. "1.3", "1.5", if fork is set to true.
User property is: maven.compiler.compilerVersion.
debug boolean 2.0 Set to true to include debugging information in the compiled class files.
Default value is: true.
User property is: maven.compiler.debug.
debuglevel String 2.1 Keyword list to be appended to the -g command-line switch. Legal values are none or a comma-separated list of the following keywords: lines, vars, and source. If debug level is not specified, by default, nothing will be appended to -g. If debug is not turned on, this attribute will be ignored.
User property is: maven.compiler.debuglevel.
encoding String 2.1 The -encoding argument for the Java compiler.
Default value is: ${project.build.sourceEncoding}.
User property is: encoding.
excludes Set 2.0 A list of exclusion filters for the compiler.
executable String 2.0 Sets the executable of the compiler to use when fork is true.
User property is: maven.compiler.executable.
failOnError boolean 2.0.2 Indicates whether the build will continue even if there are compilation errors.
Default value is: true.
User property is: maven.compiler.failOnError.
failOnWarning boolean 3.6 Indicates whether the build will continue even if there are compilation warnings.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.failOnWarning.
fileExtensions List 3.1 file extensions to check timestamp for incremental build default contains only .class
forceJavacCompilerUse boolean 3.0 compiler can now use javax.tools if available in your current jdk, you can disable this feature using -Dmaven.compiler.forceJavacCompilerUse=true or in the plugin configuration
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.forceJavacCompilerUse.
fork boolean 2.0 Allows running the compiler in a separate process. If false it uses the built in compiler, while if true it will use an executable.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.fork.
generatedSourcesDirectory File 2.2

Specify where to place generated source files created by annotation processing. Only applies to JDK 1.6+


Default value is: ${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/annotations.
includes Set 2.0 A list of inclusion filters for the compiler.
jdkToolchain Map 3.6

Specify the requirements for this jdk toolchain. This overrules the toolchain selected by the maven-toolchain-plugin.

note: requires at least Maven 3.3.1
maxmem String 2.0.1 Sets the maximum size, in megabytes, of the memory allocation pool, ex. "128", "128m" if fork is set to true.
User property is: maven.compiler.maxmem.
meminitial String 2.0.1 Initial size, in megabytes, of the memory allocation pool, ex. "64", "64m" if fork is set to true.
User property is: maven.compiler.meminitial.
optimize boolean 2.0 Set to true to optimize the compiled code using the compiler's optimization methods.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.optimize.
outputFileName String 2.0 Sets the name of the output file when compiling a set of sources to a single file. expression="${project.build.finalName}"
parameters boolean 3.6.2 Set to true to generate metadata for reflection on method parameters.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.parameters.
proc String 2.2

Sets whether annotation processing is performed or not. Only applies to JDK 1.6+ If not set, both compilation and annotation processing are performed at the same time.

Allowed values are:

  • none - no annotation processing is performed.
  • only - only annotation processing is done, no compilation.
release String 3.6 The -release argument for the Java compiler, supported since Java9
User property is: maven.compiler.release.
showDeprecation boolean 2.0 Sets whether to show source locations where deprecated APIs are used.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.showDeprecation.
showWarnings boolean 2.0 Set to true to show compilation warnings.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.showWarnings.
skipMain boolean 2.0 Set this to 'true' to bypass compilation of main sources. Its use is NOT RECOMMENDED, but quite convenient on occasion.
User property is: maven.main.skip.
skipMultiThreadWarning boolean 2.5 (no description)
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.skipMultiThreadWarning.
source String 2.0 The -source argument for the Java compiler.
Default value is: 1.5.
User property is: maven.compiler.source.
staleMillis int 2.0 Sets the granularity in milliseconds of the last modification date for testing whether a source needs recompilation.
Default value is: 0.
User property is: lastModGranularityMs.
target String 2.0 The -target argument for the Java compiler.
Default value is: 1.5.
User property is: maven.compiler.target.
useIncrementalCompilation boolean 3.1 to enable/disable incrementation compilation feature
Default value is: true.
User property is: maven.compiler.useIncrementalCompilation.
verbose boolean 2.0 Set to true to show messages about what the compiler is doing.
Default value is: false.
User property is: maven.compiler.verbose.

Parameter Details

allowPartialRequirements:

(no description)
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No

annotationProcessorPaths:

Classpath elements to supply as annotation processor path. If specified, the compiler will detect annotation processors only in those classpath elements. If omitted, the default classpath is used to detect annotation processors. The detection itself depends on the configuration of annotationProcessors.

Each classpath element is specified using their Maven coordinates (groupId, artifactId, version, classifier, type). Transitive dependencies are added automatically. Example:

<configuration>
  <annotationProcessorPaths>
    <path>
      <groupId>org.sample</groupId>
      <artifactId>sample-annotation-processor</artifactId>
      <version>1.2.3</version>
    </path>
    <!-- ... more ... -->
  </annotationProcessorPaths>
</configuration>
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Since: 3.5
  • Required: No

annotationProcessors:

Names of annotation processors to run. Only applies to JDK 1.6+ If not set, the default annotation processors discovery process applies.

  • Type: java.lang.String[]
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No

compilerArgs:

Sets the arguments to be passed to the compiler if fork is set to true. Example:

<compilerArgs>
  <arg>-Xmaxerrs=1000</arg>
  <arg>-Xlint</arg>
  <arg>-J-Duser.language=en_us</arg>
</compilerArgs>
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Since: 3.1
  • Required: No

compilerArgument:

Sets the unformatted single argument string to be passed to the compiler if fork is set to true. To pass multiple arguments such as -Xmaxerrs 1000 (which are actually two arguments) you have to use compilerArguments.

This is because the list of valid arguments passed to a Java compiler varies based on the compiler version.

  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No

compilerArguments:

Deprecated. use compilerArgs instead.

Sets the arguments to be passed to the compiler (prepending a dash) if fork is set to true.

This is because the list of valid arguments passed to a Java compiler varies based on the compiler version.

To pass -Xmaxerrs 1000 -Xlint -Xlint:-path -Averbose=true you should include the following:

<compilerArguments>
  <Xmaxerrs>1000</Xmaxerrs>
  <Xlint/>
  <Xlint:-path/>
  <Averbose>true</Averbose>
</compilerArguments>
  • Type: java.util.Map
  • Since: 2.0.1
  • Required: No

compilerId:

The compiler id of the compiler to use. See this guide for more information.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.compilerId
  • Default: javac

compilerReuseStrategy:

Strategy to re use javacc class created:
  • reuseCreated (default): will reuse already created but in case of multi-threaded builds, each thread will have its own instance
  • reuseSame: the same Javacc class will be used for each compilation even for multi-threaded build
  • alwaysNew: a new Javacc class will be created for each compilation
Note this parameter value depends on the os/jdk you are using, but the default value should work on most of env.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.compilerReuseStrategy
  • Default: ${reuseCreated}

compilerVersion:

Version of the compiler to use, ex. "1.3", "1.5", if fork is set to true.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.compilerVersion

debug:

Set to true to include debugging information in the compiled class files.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.debug
  • Default: true

debuglevel:

Keyword list to be appended to the -g command-line switch. Legal values are none or a comma-separated list of the following keywords: lines, vars, and source. If debug level is not specified, by default, nothing will be appended to -g. If debug is not turned on, this attribute will be ignored.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.debuglevel

encoding:

The -encoding argument for the Java compiler.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: encoding
  • Default: ${project.build.sourceEncoding}

excludes:

A list of exclusion filters for the compiler.
  • Type: java.util.Set
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No

executable:

Sets the executable of the compiler to use when fork is true.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.executable

failOnError:

Indicates whether the build will continue even if there are compilation errors.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.failOnError
  • Default: true

failOnWarning:

Indicates whether the build will continue even if there are compilation warnings.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 3.6
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.failOnWarning
  • Default: false

fileExtensions:

file extensions to check timestamp for incremental build default contains only .class
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Since: 3.1
  • Required: No

forceJavacCompilerUse:

compiler can now use javax.tools if available in your current jdk, you can disable this feature using -Dmaven.compiler.forceJavacCompilerUse=true or in the plugin configuration
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 3.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.forceJavacCompilerUse
  • Default: false

fork:

Allows running the compiler in a separate process. If false it uses the built in compiler, while if true it will use an executable.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.fork
  • Default: false

generatedSourcesDirectory:

Specify where to place generated source files created by annotation processing. Only applies to JDK 1.6+

  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • Default: ${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/annotations

includes:

A list of inclusion filters for the compiler.
  • Type: java.util.Set
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No

jdkToolchain:

Specify the requirements for this jdk toolchain. This overrules the toolchain selected by the maven-toolchain-plugin.

note: requires at least Maven 3.3.1
  • Type: java.util.Map
  • Since: 3.6
  • Required: No

maxmem:

Sets the maximum size, in megabytes, of the memory allocation pool, ex. "128", "128m" if fork is set to true.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.maxmem

meminitial:

Initial size, in megabytes, of the memory allocation pool, ex. "64", "64m" if fork is set to true.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.meminitial

optimize:

Set to true to optimize the compiled code using the compiler's optimization methods.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.optimize
  • Default: false

outputFileName:

Sets the name of the output file when compiling a set of sources to a single file. expression="${project.build.finalName}"
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No

parameters:

Set to true to generate metadata for reflection on method parameters.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 3.6.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.parameters
  • Default: false

proc:

Sets whether annotation processing is performed or not. Only applies to JDK 1.6+ If not set, both compilation and annotation processing are performed at the same time.

Allowed values are:

  • none - no annotation processing is performed.
  • only - only annotation processing is done, no compilation.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No

release:

The -release argument for the Java compiler, supported since Java9
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 3.6
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.release

showDeprecation:

Sets whether to show source locations where deprecated APIs are used.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.showDeprecation
  • Default: false

showWarnings:

Set to true to show compilation warnings.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.showWarnings
  • Default: false

skipMain:

Set this to 'true' to bypass compilation of main sources. Its use is NOT RECOMMENDED, but quite convenient on occasion.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.main.skip

skipMultiThreadWarning:

(no description)
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.skipMultiThreadWarning
  • Default: false

source:

The -source argument for the Java compiler.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.source
  • Default: 1.5

staleMillis:

Sets the granularity in milliseconds of the last modification date for testing whether a source needs recompilation.
  • Type: int
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: lastModGranularityMs
  • Default: 0

target:

The -target argument for the Java compiler.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.target
  • Default: 1.5

useIncrementalCompilation:

to enable/disable incrementation compilation feature
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 3.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.useIncrementalCompilation
  • Default: true

verbose:

Set to true to show messages about what the compiler is doing.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.compiler.verbose
  • Default: false