Just see this change [1] at Maven core where the 'mvn' script get altered. Not sure about the impact of this change when using M2_HOME to support multiple is distributions.
-Dan [1] https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=maven.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a76e91b On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Dan Tran <dant...@gmail.com> wrote: > Strange I don't have a problem with maven-release build running with > -Prun-its > > -D > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Dan Tran <dant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Benson >> > >> > By "many tests" are you refer to the incident at release plugin 2.5.1, >> or >> > maven-core IT >> >> I'm guessing that the M-R-P integration tests are not the only plugin >> integration tests that care. I'm pretty sure I've run into this >> before. >> >> >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > -D >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Benson Margulies < >> bimargul...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Dan Tran <dant...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi Benson, >> >> > >> >> > What is your verdict? >> >> >> >> I vote for removing it from the publically facing doc. is there also a >> >> thought of removing it from the code? I guess if someone makes sure >> >> that all our many tests pass without it, fine with me. >> >> >> >> I should explain my passing reference to Aether. >> >> >> >> I wrote a little OSGi utility that uses Aether to fetch some >> >> dependencies, and I wanted it to get mirror definitions out of, well, >> >> $M2_HOME/conf/settings.xml. That probably counts as acute sloth on my >> >> part. >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Thanks >> >> > >> >> > -D >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 3:15 AM, Benson Margulies < >> bimargul...@gmail.com >> >> > >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> I know of two cases where it comes up. >> >> >> >> >> >> 1: some of our own ITs. Those aren't a reason for comprehensive doc. >> >> >> >> >> >> 2: an application I wrote for Aether :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Baptiste Mathus <m...@batmat.net> >> wrote: >> >> >> > -1 it's a problematic variable, removing it is a good idea IMO, >> and >> >> >> > changing mvn version is indeed just a matter of updating your >> path. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I've been hit many a time by an updated PATH pointing to a >> different >> >> mvn >> >> >> > version than the one referenced by M2_HOME, which ends with >> >> >> > NoClassDefFoundError or something like that IIRC. >> >> >> > That's why I've personally been advising maven users I encounter >> to >> >> never >> >> >> > ever set that variable for years. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Cheers >> >> >> > >> >> >> > 2015-01-27 7:19 GMT+01:00 Anders Hammar <and...@hammar.net>: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > I would still suggest to make sure its documented somewhere. I >> >> find it >> >> >> >> > incredibly useful to just change M2_HOME to simply switch Maven >> >> >> versions. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> +1, very useful but I guess it doesn't require the name M2_HOME. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> /Anders >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > manfred >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Mirko Friedenhagen wrote on 26.01.2015 21:40: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > Dan, go ahead, I have not set this variable for years. >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > Regards >> >> >> >> > > Mirko >> >> >> >> > > -- >> >> >> >> > > Sent from my mobile >> >> >> >> > > On Jan 27, 2015 5:52 AM, "Dan Tran" <dant...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >> Hi, >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> Any objection to remove the need to setup M2_HOME env >> variable >> >> at >> >> >> >> maven >> >> >> >> > >> download page? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> Thanks >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> -Dan >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNGSITE-223 >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> >> >> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Baptiste <Batmat> MATHUS - http://batmat.net >> >> >> >> Sauvez un arbre, >> >> >> >> Mangez un castor ! >> >> >> >> nbsp;! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> >
