Assets from plugin are not packaged by default, need to add packagePlugin = true in build.gradle file

[jebabarit]

Description

Assets from plugin are not packaged by default, need to add packagePlugin = true in build.gradle file

Task List

• [X] Steps to reproduce provided
• [ ] Stacktrace (if present) provided
• [ ] Example that reproduces the problem uploaded to Github
• [X] Full description of the issue provided (see below)

Steps to Reproduce

Using grails cli

1. Create a web-plugin
2. Add a asset in web-plugin : web-plugin/grails/assets/images/example.svg
3. Add a asset in web-app : web-app/grails/assets/images/example-2.svg
4. Run app :

Expected Behaviour

Both assets should be found

Actual Behaviour

the asset from the plugin : localhost:8080/assets/example.svg is found but : the asset from the app : localhost:8080/assets/example-2.svg is not found

unless : assets { ... packagePlugin = true ... } is added to the buld.gradle of the plugin

Environment Information

• Operating System: ubuntu
• Grails Version: 6
• JDK Version: 11

Example Application

• TODO: Sorry can't push to github at work at the moment

[ianroberts]

https://start.grails.org still generates plugins without packagePlugin = true in the build.gradle - when will this fix go live on there?

[puneetbehl]

This is will be resolved with Grails 6.1.0 or you can test with 6.1.0-SNAPSHOT.