Re-instate support of -Dorg.apache.maven.user-settings in MAVEN_OPTS
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Key: MNG-5026
URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5026
Project: Maven 2 & 3
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Command Line
Affects Versions: 3.0.2
Environment: All
Reporter: Tim Myerscough
I've raised this in response to thread
http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/Maven-3-support-for-org-apache-maven-user-settings-td3261146.html
My use case is that in my environment storing the settings.xml in the users
home directory is not desirable. The build environment can be shared across
different environments that do not share a common home directory. Instead, a
shared mount is used.
Having to maintain multiple copies of the settings.xml in multiple locations is
confusing and error prone for developers. And having to specify a -s parameter
on every command line, pointing at a long path, is undesirible. We use both
Windows and Linux, so aliasing isn't available. I'd like to use a consistent
approach across all environments, including Hudson builds where we use multiple
settings.xml.
Test case:
Create file ~/.m2/settings-alt.xml with contents:
<settings>
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>alt-settings</id>
<properties>
<is-alt>true</is-alt>
</properties>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>alt-settings</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
set the MAVEN_OPTS environment variable
MAVEN_OPTS="-Dorg.apache.maven.user-settings=~/.m2/settings-alt.xml"
run:
$mvn help:effective-settings
It should include:
<activeProfiles xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0";>
<activeProfile>env-dev</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
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