set-scm-tag functionality needed for Subversion

[hatleyt]

In working w/scripting some release:prepare -like functionality for RCP-based applications (Maven's release plugin doesn't directly support the manifest-based RCP builds, Tycho plugin doesn't support the tagging), I've come across the initial enhancement request at:

#182

...but in reading the comments it appears the Git-only support was implemented via the set-scm-tag goal (never found the discussed documentation that would explain this was Git-only support).

Here's my script (running in Jenkins v2.160 Windows Batch Command):

@echo OFF
echo. Creating tag '%project%/tags/%tag_name%' using MVN tag process...
echo.
echo Using Maven to update entries...
@echo ON
mvn -DnewTag=%tag_name% versions:set-scm-tag -e
echo ... entries updated.
echo.
mvn -Dtag=%tag_name% scm:tag
echo ...tagging completed.

My attempts at utilizing set-scm-tag on a Subversion-supported project results in the following error/stacktrace:

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Reactor Summary for combine-payroll-project 1.0.6-SNAPSHOT:
[INFO]
[INFO] combine-payroll-project ............................ FAILURE [ 2.937 s]
[INFO] combine-payroll .................................... SKIPPED
[INFO] combine-payroll-wix ................................ SKIPPED
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 19.391 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2019-03-20T15:23:15-07:00
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.7:set-scm-tag (default-cli) on project combine-payroll-project: Could not update the SCM tag -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.7:set-scm-tag (default-cli) on project combine-payroll-project: Could not update the SCM tag
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException: Could not update the SCM tag
at org.codehaus.mojo.versions.SetScmTagMojo.update (SetScmTagMojo.java:72)
at org.codehaus.mojo.versions.AbstractVersionsUpdaterMojo.process (AbstractVersionsUpdaterMojo.java:314)
at org.codehaus.mojo.versions.AbstractVersionsUpdaterMojo.execute (AbstractVersionsUpdaterMojo.java:250)
at org.codehaus.mojo.versions.SetScmTagMojo.execute (SetScmTagMojo.java:53)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:289)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:229)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:415)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:356)
[ERROR]
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.

Subversion support could use 'newTag' to change the , , and elements all at once, or new args could be added for each if they needed to be changed individually (we keep the 3 matching all the time, not sure if others do the same).

This would really be helpful when trying to configure RCP-based/Subversion-supported projects for CI/CD processes.

[jarmoniuk]

Partial support is already included: see set-scm-tag, but it only allows resetting existing elements to new values, it will barf on a non-existing entry.

I'm working on an enhancement to that so that it'll also be possible to define scm elements which don't currently exist in the POM.