How do I make this plugin run only on non-Windows platforms?

Question

I\'m using Maven 3.0.3. For our project integration testing, we require a virtual frame buffer to be created, using Unix commands. However, when we run our project on the

Answer 1

You can do this with profiles. There is profile activation switch for OS settings. And the plugin is so intelligent, you can use negation.

<profiles>
  <profile>
    <activation>
      <os>
        <family>!windows</family>
      </os>
    </activation>
    <build>
      <plugins>
        <plugin>
          ...
        </plugin>
      </plugins>
    </build>
    ...
  </profile>
</profiles>

Further information about profiles can be found here, and about the values you can use here.