Hi Ryan, I tried to figure out exactly the same thing as you, without success so far. Look in the archive for the thread "setting plugin properties in maven.xml".
_ __ _ _ //\ndreas.[|-bbert(a)[|\|okia.com `- Andreas Ebbert Software Design Engineer - Nokia Networks OSS gsm: +49-177-9413928, fax: +49-211-94123988 Heltorfer Straße 1, 40472 Düsseldorf, Germany > -----Original Message----- > From: ext Sonnek, Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 4:42 PM > To: 'Maven Users List' > Subject: setting properties > > > > Any pointers on how to set properties from within my > maven.xml? I've got a > short custom goal to set properties, then call install: > > <goal name="all:install"> > <j:set var="maven.test.skip" value="true" /> > <attainGoal name="multiproject:install-snapshot" /> > </goal> > > when I run this goal, tests are still run. If I run this > from the command > line, tests are not run: > maven multiproject:install-snapshot -Dmaven.test.skip=true > > are properties from the command line propogated to subprojects, but > properties set in maven.xml not? > > Ryan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]