Overriding Maven plugin goal definition for a given execution id

Question

It doesn\'t seem to possible to override a plugin execution\'s goal definition.

Let say I have a parent config of Jetty, that defines a

Answer 1

The way I found is to disable inherited configuration and creating a new one:

                    <execution>
                        <id>start-jetty</id>
                        <phase>none</phase>
                    </execution>
                    <execution>
                        <id>my-start-jetty</id>
                        <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>run-exploded</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>

Answer 2

Well this is inheritance working the way as designed. You should consider removing your jetty config from the parent pom and put it in a profile or your try the <inherited> element with value false and see if this works for you.