If I recall correctly, property definitions within a settings.xml profile can't be interpolated outside the profile within the settings.xml. And the rationale for this was that profile elements are a subset of pom files, not settings.xml files.
See here for the comment accompanying the original implementation, which says that this was explicitly disallowed: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2577?focusedCommentId=100862&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-100862 Rich On Feb 14, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Tonio Caputo <ton...@exeo.com.ar> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > Thanks for your answer, > > I'll try the _ version tomorrow, and let you know how it worked. > > > Regarding your question > >> <repository> >> <id>company.repo</id> >> <name>Archiva Managed Internal Repository</name> >> <url>${company.maven.repo}</url> >> </repository> > >>> What's the reason that you can't simply specify the url here, and >>> instead are using this property approach? > > You are right, it doesn't make sense in this single sample I've sent, but if > you read my previous email the idea was to define this property > *company.maven.repo *in the *settings.xml*. > > This way you can customize the repo URL for example if you are working > in the office (local NETWORK) or at home (with a public URL), or easy > to change if URL changes, or whatever..... :-) > > Using properties, instead of definining the full repository entry > helps in a couple of ways: > > - if you need to define the same repository in different profiles > (to make sure the order in which repositories are searched) > > - Some times repository and distributionManagement (which you cannot define > in the settings profile) uses the same URL. > > But of course may be I'm not following a good approach > > Thanks again > tonio > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Wayne Fay <wayne...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> <properties> >>> <company.maven.repo>http://maven:8080/repo/</company.maven.repo> >>> </properties> >> >> Try company_maven_repo instead. I know at one point, there was an >> issue with dotted properties, but that was a while back. >> >>> <repository> >>> <id>company.repo</id> >>> <name>Archiva Managed Internal Repository</name> >>> <url>${company.maven.repo}</url> >>> </repository> >> >> What's the reason that you can't simply specify the url here, and >> instead are using this property approach? >> >> Wayne >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
