yes, this property can be used from CLI to override local repository defined in setting: see [1]
Regards, Hervé [1] http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.0.4/maven-embedder/apidocs/constant- values.html#org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.LOCAL_REPO_PROPERTY Le lundi 17 décembre 2012 00:24:23 jinwei zhu a écrit : > Yes, through config settings.xml , I could set local repository > location , but when I use command "mvn -Dmaven.repo.local=./repo > intasll", maven create repo directory. > So Why maven could create directory, I think maven know the property > "maven.repo.local" , if you set this property in command, maven will > cover setting.xml repository configuration. > Do you think so ? > > 2012/12/17 Hervé BOUTEMY <[email protected]>: > > those 2 questions don't have a real meaning in Maven 2 & 3: install > > doesn't > > use maven.repo.local [1] > > > > perhaps you're looking for settings configuration [2], ie the Maven 2 & 3 > > way to configure local repository location > > > > Regards, > > > > Hervé > > > > [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-install-plugin/install-mojo.html > > > > [2] http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.0.4/maven-settings/settings.html > > > > Le dimanche 16 décembre 2012 23:36:28 jinwei zhu a écrit : > >> thanks, and I am using maven3, and I just want to make those questions > >> clear, and then I could get better to understand maven. > >> Could anyone answer those two questions？ > >> > >> 2012/12/16 Stephen Connolly <[email protected]>: > >> > Please stop looking at the maven 1.x stuff. > >> > > >> > Maven 1.x was a bad design. > >> > > >> > 2.0 onwards is a different methodology. > >> > > >> > Looking at 1.x docs will only teach you bad patterns. > >> > > >> > On Sunday, 16 December 2012, jinwei zhu wrote: > >> >> Ok, and thanks again! > >> >> But I still want to make the following questions clear : > >> >> 1. Since maven.repo.local is not a built in property, how Maven Core > >> >> itself and/or plugins will check to configure things if I use command > >> >> "mvn -Dmaven.repo.local=xxx install " ? In another words, why Maven > >> >> Core itself and/or plugins will check to config local repository if I > >> >> use command "mvn -Dmaven.repo.local=xxx install " ? > >> >> 2. In this page > >> >> http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/properties.html , it tells > >> >> us "maven.repo.local" is Built-in Maven Properties, and it's default > >> >> value is "${maven.home.local}/repository" . So, does this conflict > >> >> with your idea ? > >> >> > >> >> 2012/12/16 Anders Hammar <[email protected] <javascript:;>>: > >> >> >> Thanks,Hervé. I have read some maven books and the url link [1]. > >> >> >> But > >> >> >> they do not tell us where are the built-in maven properties such as > >> >> >> "maven.repo.local" and do not tell us if maven3 still support > >> >> >> built-in > >> >> >> maven properties like maven1. It is confuing me much! > >> >> > > >> >> > maven.repo.local is not a built in property. What you don't seems to > >> >> > distinguish between is built in properties, which for example would > >> >> > be > >> >> > settings.localRepository or project.version, and Java system > >> >> > properties, > >> >> > such as maven.repo.local or skipTests, which Maven Core itself > >> >> > and/or > >> >> > plugins checks to configure things. Just because you can specify a > >> >> > Java > >> >> > system property to configure something in the build doesn't mean > >> >> > that > >> >> > property exists by default in a build. > >> >> > > >> >> > Also, please do not start multiple mail threads about the same > >> >> > topic. > >> >> > One > >> >> > thread is enough. > >> >> > > >> >> > /Anders > >> >> > > >> >> >> 2012/12/16 Hervé BOUTEMY <[email protected] <javascript:;>>: > >> >> >> > yes, there is interpolation in poms: see the reference [1] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I suppose this is treated with more explanation in any Maven book > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Regards, > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Hervé > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > [1] http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.0.4/maven-model-builder/ > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Le dimanche 16 décembre 2012 15:26:45 jinwei zhu a écrit : > >> >> >> >> Hi, community, > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> In this url > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> "http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/properties.html"; , > >> >> >> >> it > >> >> >> >> intruduces many maven's built-in properties, for example, > >> >> >> >> maven.repo.local, but it is maven 1.x , Do these properties > >> >> >> >> still > >> >> >> >> exist in maven3 ? Could we use these properties in pom.xml like > >> >> >> >> ${maven.repo.local} ? It seems ${maven.repo.local} do not work > >> >> >> >> if > >> >> >> >> without defining "maven.repo.local" in maven command like "mvn > >> >> >> >> -Dmaven.repo.local=xxx install". > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Best regards! > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> >> --- > >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> >> >> >> [email protected]<javascript:;> > >> >> >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> >> >> >> [email protected]<javascript:;> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> > --- > >> >> >> > - > >> >> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> >> >> > [email protected]<javascript:;> > >> >> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: > >> >> >> > [email protected]<javascript:;> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> >> >> <javascript:;> > >> >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> >> >> [email protected]<javascript:;> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> >> <javascript:;> > >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> >> <javascript:;> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
