settings.xml and properties

[Erlend Hamnaberg]

Is settings.xml read before the POMS?

So if I for instance define a property in the POM and i want to trigger a
profile in the settings.xml.
Can I do that from the POM?

Say for instance i have this:

pom.snippet

<properties>
 <branch>trunk</branch>
</properties>

then I have the settings.xml snippet.

<profile>
      <id>product-trunk</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>branch</name>
          <value>trunk</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      <repositories>
        <repository>
          <id>central</id>
          <url>http://localhost:9000/content/groups/trunk</url>
          <releases>
            <enabled>true</enabled>
          </releases>
          <snapshots>
            <enabled>true</enabled>
          </snapshots>
        </repository>
      </repositories>
    </profile>

mvn help:active-profiles does not say the product-trunk is active, and I am
assuming that this is because of the settings.xml is read before the poms.


Now, before you say that I should use mirrors instead. Yes i want to do
that, however, we have three different branches with the same version, and
it would be nice if I could "replace" central like this.
If this is not possible, I will go with the mirror approach.


-- Erlend