Hello,
yes, you're right there - you could, as Cynthia mentioned, use
${env.parentversion} and pass the env variable on the command line or set it as
an environment variable in the system.
What we do is use a shell script to update the versions every time we make a
new release - I'll send it as attachment.
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua ChaitinPollak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 15 April 2008 19:22
> To: Maven Users List
> Subject: Re: Executing a hook before reading a POM
>
> In this setup, you still need to refer to the version of the parent
> pom, right?
>
> We are just starting to use multi-module pom, and are
> realizing that
> all of our modules are going to need to be updated with the parent-
> pom's version every time we release a new version. Is there any way
> around this?
>
>
> On Apr 15, 2008, at 7:22 AM, Bernhard David wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > what we do is declare all global constants (version numbers
> etc.) in
> > one parent pom like this:
> >
> > <properties>
> > <version.moudule-xxx>1.0</version.module-xxx>
> > </properties>
> >
> > then in the modules' pom declare it (or a descendent of it) as
> > <parent>. Then you can just write
> >
> > <artifactId>module-xxx</artifactId>
> > <version>${version.module-xxx}</version>
> >
> > in the actual module pom.
> >
> > Maybe that will help solve your problem.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: VUB Stefan Seidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: 15 April 2008 12:30
> >> To: Maven Users List
> >> Subject: Re: Executing a hook before reading a POM
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> use
> >> <properties>
> >> <myProperty>myValue</myProperty>
> >> </properties>
> >> if you want to set fixed properties for the build process.
> >>
> >> You may also want to have a look at how to use profiles.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >>
> >> Stefan
> >>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>> Hi to all,
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to find out how I can get maven to execute a
> >> hook before it reads the POM file. But it seems that unless
> >> you go in and modify the maven source code, at a user level,
> >> there is nothing to be done. I am trying to execute the hook
> >> since maven doesn't replace variables within the POM. And I
> >> need this information to be statically available within our
> >> internal repositories.
> >>>
> >>> 1. Is there a "smart" way to get maven to execute hooks?
> >>>
> >>> 2. Am I a little far fetched for trying to implement a hook
> >> to do something that Ant could do to pre-process the POM file?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance,
> >>> Fernando
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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