This is fixed in Maven RC3. Thanks -Vincent
> -----Original Message----- > From: Maxwell Grender-Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 May 2004 13:23 > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Extending project and inheriting project.properties > andmaven.xml > > This is a known (and now fixed) bug > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MAVEN-37 > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 18:56, Carlos wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have subprojects with project.xml extending a base project.xml > > > > <project> > > <extend>${basedir}/../../common/project.xml</extend> > > > > But properties defined in the superproject' project.properties are not > > available to subprojects. > > > > The only way to do this was define properties in the base maven.xml with > > j:set > > > > <j:set var="maven.compile.executable">jikes</j:set> > > > > But then they can't be overriden by the project.properties in the > > subprojects. I think that it can be solved with a j:if for each property > but > > is there an easy way? > > > > > > Also if I have two levels of inheritance, the top level maven.xml is not > > inherited, only the second level one. I tried with jelly tags "include" > and > > "import" but preGoals and postGoals don't seem to be available. > > > > > > Help would be very appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > [M. Grender-Jones ] > [MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 28467015] > > An ant carrying a leaf fragment, is equivalent to a man carrying a bus > above his head, holding it in his teeth. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]