Maven Multi Module Project + root pom plugin

Question

I have a maven multi module project why is it when I put this configuration:

<plugin>
 <groupId>org.zeroturnaround</groupId>
 <artifactId>jrebel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 <version>1.1.3</version>
 <executions>
  <execution>
  <id>generate-rebel-xml</id>
  <phase>process-resources</phase>
  <goals>
   <goal>generate</goal>
  </goals>
  </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>

in the root pom and mvn install the project no rebel.xml file is generated. I can generate it using mvn org.zeroturnaround:jrebel-maven-plugin:1.1.3:generate but that only creates the rebel.xml under target/classes and does not include it in the jar\war package.

But when I put the above configuration in the individual maven module it does generate it during install and includes it in the package as per process-resources

But I don't want to duplicate the plugin in all modules, but only put it in the root pom and during install is should generate the rebel.xml file and include in the package.

Am I missing how maven works?

Answer 1

Turns out it was my bad I had put the plugin by error in the pluginManagement section when I thought I had put it in the build>plugins section where it should be, now it's working fine. Many Thanks