Using a project local settings allows you to use the repo during build, but still have a clean pom in the repo when you release. We've experienced a lot of problems related to repos in the poms.
On 08/01/2011 02:16 PM, Julien HENRY wrote: > What is the point of putting a settings.xml in your SCM next to your pom.xml? > In this case just add the repos in the root pom. > > ++ > > Julien > > > > ----- Mail original ----- >> De : Milos Kleint <mkle...@gmail.com> >> À : Maven Developers List <dev@maven.apache.org> >> Cc : >> Envoyé le : Lundi 1 Août 2011 21h02 >> Objet : Re: [DISCUSS] Project local setting.xml >> >> hasn't that been the purpose of profiles.xml files back in 2.x before >> it was removed for 3.x? >> >> Milos >> >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Paul Gier <pg...@redhat.com> wrote: >>> I'd like to discuss the possibility of Maven automatically looking for >> a >>> project specific settings.xml file [1]. The main use case for this is >>> to eliminate, or at least reduce, the need to add repositories to the >>> poms. A setting.xml file could simply be added into scm into the root >>> directory of the project. Then it would be checked out when the project >>> is checked out. >>> >>> With multi-module projects, Maven would need to search up the directory >>> tree to find the settings.xml file, but this could be made relatively >>> simple by checking the parent dirs until Maven finds: >>> (1) a settings.xml, (2) a directory with no pom.xml, or (3) the root >>> directory >>> >>> The only problem I can think of in this case would be when small related >>> projects can be checked out separately (similar to Maven plugins, or >>> codehaus mojo). The project might not be able to find the settings.xml >>> if it is not checked out with the project. Although I think this is a >>> relatively minor issue. >>> >>> [1]http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4686 >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
