I tried to use properties for parent version as well, but for some reasons maven keeps pom.xml file on repository (after deploy artifact for example) with properties name instead of actual version taken from properties. Perhaps it's ok but this is not working for components that are trying to use this just deployed before artifact and properties variable is not changed on properties value on runtime time.
Also there are bugs that prevent to use it: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2569 http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2756 Best regards, Juri. -----Original Message----- From: Manos Batsis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:07 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: maven properties Ashley Williams wrote: > Is it possible to specify pom properties in a properties file? I found a > reference here: http://maven.apache.org/pom.html#Properties but this just > refers to other ways of setting properties. I actually want to use a > property for the version in my parent and child poms as they should all be > the same. Also it's no good declaring that property in the parent pom - as > they wouldn't be able to find it in the first place! I never managed to make stuff like this work (i.e. inheriting or extending parent properties in child properties. Regarding property files, google for maven-properties-plugin. hth, Manos --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
