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Paul Benedict updated MNG-4525:
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Fix Version/s: (was: Issues to be reviewed for 3.x)
> Separate settings for infrastructure related tasks
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> Key: MNG-4525
> URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4525
> Project: Maven
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Environment: *
> Reporter: Oskar Carlstedt
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> Hello!
> I've been using Maven for a long time now and so to say, I almost love it.
> So, first of all. Thanks for a really great product and a superb work.
> During my projects I've seen some situations that Maven can't handle in a
> good way. Most situations are about changes in the IT infrastructure. It can
> be as simple things as changing the domain or path to the SCM. The most ideal
> situation would be if settings related to infrastructure could be saved in a
> global settings file read by Maven. In such way it would be possible to use
> global infrastructure configurations for all projects. E.g. when changing the
> domain of an SCM url, it is just about changing one parameter in a global
> settings file.
> Some posts say this doable by using parent projects. But when a parent
> project is released, then it is not possible to change any part of it that
> does not affect the actual build, without updating the repository version, or
> maybe more correct adding a new minor version. Changing the version of a
> parent project is not possible without updating each child project to use the
> new parent. If it was possible to use version scopes of parent project, this
> would be doable. But, I agree to all the critics about this, then it would be
> difficulties in specifying an exact build.
> So the feature request is about adding an extra level of settings that does
> not affect the build itself. I'm aware of that this feature can be misused
> and make builds hard to understand. But I see it as a must in commercial
> environments that changes over time.
> Best regards
> Oskar Carlstedt
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