Hi, The best practice is to always define the default value for a property in a parent pom. Then you can use settings.xml (local or global) to override this property.
In your specific case, when the problem appears, you can execute the followings goals : 1) mvn help:effective-settings to see the content of the settings file that Maven is using 2) mvn help:active-profiles to see if your profile is active Regards Maxime Gréau. mgreau.com *Auteur du livre **Apache Maven - Maîtrisez l'infrastructure d'un projet Java EE* <http://mvnbook.mgreau.com/> 2011/10/1 <aspi_engin...@putnam.com> > > Using Maven 2.2.1 > I have defined a profile in my settings.xml file, and specified some > properties. This profile is also listed as an active profile. > > For example: > <profile> > <id>third-party-lib-versions</id> > <properties> > <log4j.version>1.2.16</log4j.version> > </properties> > </profile> > <activeProfiles> > <activeProfile>third-party-lib-versions</activeProfile> > </activeProfiles> > > Then I have a dependency in my pom, which references the property: > > <dependency> > <groupId>log4j</groupId> > <artifactId>log4j</artifactId> > <version>${log4j.version}</version> > </dependency> > > In most cases Maven 2.2.1 will inject the property just fine. But it seems > to also end up creating a $M2_REPO/log4j/log4j/${log4j.version}, and when I > run "mvn test", it complains > [INFO] Unable to find resource 'log4j:log4j:pom:${log4j.version}' in > repository central (xxx) > > Is there something else that I need to do to ensure that properties defined > in settings.xml are always processed ? > > Thanks > Aspi Engineer > Putnam Investments > > > > This message is intended for the recipient only and is not meant to be > forwarded or distributed in any other format. This communication is for > informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation > for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument, or security, or as an > official confirmation of any transaction. Putnam does not accept purchase or > redemptions of securities, instructions, or authorizations that are sent via > e-mail. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as > to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any > comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of > Putnam Investments, LLC (DBA Putnam Investments) and its subsidiaries and > affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please > delete the e-mail. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >
