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Philippe Cloutier updated MNGSITE-515: -------------------------------------- Description: I don't know if an unspecified feature is considered a bug or merely as an issue, but here goes anyway... The POM Reference does not specify profiles beyond the following: ---- h2. Profiles A new feature of the POM 4.0 is the ability of a project to change settings depending on the environment where it is being built. A {{profile}} element contains both an optional activation (a profile trigger) and the set of changes to be made to the POM if that profile has been activated. For example, a project built for a test environment may point to a different database than that of the final deployment. Or dependencies may be pulled from different repositories based upon the JDK version used. The elements of profiles are as follows: # {color:#000088}<project{color}{color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xmlns{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"{color}{color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xmlns:xsi{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xsi:schemaLocation{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 [https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd]"{color}{color:#000088}>{color} # {color:#000000} ...{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profiles>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profile>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<id>{color}{color:#000000}test{color}{color:#000088}</id>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<activation>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</activation>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<build>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</build>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<modules>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</modules>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<repositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</repositories>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<pluginRepositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</pluginRepositories>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<dependencies>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencies>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<reporting>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</reporting>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<dependencyManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencyManagement>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<distributionManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</distributionManagement>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profile>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profiles>{color} # {color:#000088}</project>{color} ---- ...and the following section about activation. Several sources including the following indicate that a _profile_ element can also contain a _properties_ element: * [https://www.baeldung.com/maven-profiles] * [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35468752/maven-profiles-with-variable-for-properties] * [https://mkyong.com/maven/maven-profiles-example/] This also seems to contradict [the _Profiles in POMs_ section of _Introduction to Build Profiles_|https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html#profiles-in-poms], although I for one struggle to make sense of: {quote}<properties> (flag)(not actually available in the main POM, but used behind the scenes)(flag) {quote} ---- By the way, since profiles can be activated explicitly, the beginning of the _Activation_ subsection is misleading: {quote}The power of a profile comes from its ability to modify the basic POM only under certain circumstances. Those circumstances are specified via an activation element. {quote} was: The POM Reference does not specify profiles beyond the following: ---- h2. Profiles A new feature of the POM 4.0 is the ability of a project to change settings depending on the environment where it is being built. A {{profile}} element contains both an optional activation (a profile trigger) and the set of changes to be made to the POM if that profile has been activated. For example, a project built for a test environment may point to a different database than that of the final deployment. Or dependencies may be pulled from different repositories based upon the JDK version used. The elements of profiles are as follows: # {color:#000088}<project{color}{color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xmlns{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"{color}{color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xmlns:xsi{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#660066}xsi:schemaLocation{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 [https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd]"{color}{color:#000088}>{color} # {color:#000000} ...{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profiles>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profile>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<id>{color}{color:#000000}test{color}{color:#000088}</id>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<activation>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</activation>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<build>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</build>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<modules>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</modules>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<repositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</repositories>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<pluginRepositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</pluginRepositories>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<dependencies>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencies>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<reporting>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</reporting>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<dependencyManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencyManagement>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<distributionManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</distributionManagement>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profile>{color} # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profiles>{color} # {color:#000088}</project>{color} ---- Several sources including the following indicate that a _profile_ element can also contain a _properties_ element: * [https://www.baeldung.com/maven-profiles] * [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35468752/maven-profiles-with-variable-for-properties] * [https://mkyong.com/maven/maven-profiles-example/] This also seems to contradict [the _Profiles in POMs_ section of _Introduction to Build Profiles_|https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html#profiles-in-poms], although I for one struggle to make sense of: {quote}<properties> (flag)(not actually available in the main POM, but used behind the scenes)(flag) {quote} ---- By the way, since profiles can be activated explicitly, the beginning of the _Activation_ subsection is misleading: {quote}The power of a profile comes from its ability to modify the basic POM only under certain circumstances. Those circumstances are specified via an activation element. {quote} > Profiles not properly specified > ------------------------------- > > Key: MNGSITE-515 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNGSITE-515 > Project: Maven Project Web Site > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Philippe Cloutier > Priority: Major > > I don't know if an unspecified feature is considered a bug or merely as an > issue, but here goes anyway... > The POM Reference does not specify profiles beyond the following: > ---- > h2. Profiles > A new feature of the POM 4.0 is the ability of a project to change settings > depending on the environment where it is being built. A {{profile}} element > contains both an optional activation (a profile trigger) and the set of > changes to be made to the POM if that profile has been activated. For > example, a project built for a test environment may point to a different > database than that of the final deployment. Or dependencies may be pulled > from different repositories based upon the JDK version used. The elements of > profiles are as follows: > # {color:#000088}<project{color}{color:#000000} > {color}{color:#660066}xmlns{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"{color}{color:#000000} > > {color}{color:#660066}xmlns:xsi{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#660066}xsi:schemaLocation{color}{color:#666600}={color}{color:#008800}"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 > [https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd]"{color}{color:#000088}>{color} > # {color:#000000} ...{color} > # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profiles>{color} > # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}<profile>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<id>{color}{color:#000000}test{color}{color:#000088}</id>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<activation>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</activation>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<build>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</build>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<modules>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</modules>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<repositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</repositories>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<pluginRepositories>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</pluginRepositories>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<dependencies>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencies>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<reporting>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</reporting>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<dependencyManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</dependencyManagement>{color} > # {color:#000000} > {color}{color:#000088}<distributionManagement>{color}{color:#000000}...{color}{color:#000088}</distributionManagement>{color} > # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profile>{color} > # {color:#000000} {color}{color:#000088}</profiles>{color} > # {color:#000088}</project>{color} > ---- > ...and the following section about activation. > Several sources including the following indicate that a _profile_ element can > also contain a _properties_ element: > * [https://www.baeldung.com/maven-profiles] > * > [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35468752/maven-profiles-with-variable-for-properties] > * [https://mkyong.com/maven/maven-profiles-example/] > This also seems to contradict [the _Profiles in POMs_ section of > _Introduction to Build > Profiles_|https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html#profiles-in-poms], > although I for one struggle to make sense of: > {quote}<properties> (flag)(not actually available in the main POM, but used > behind the scenes)(flag) > {quote} > ---- > By the way, since profiles can be activated explicitly, the beginning of the > _Activation_ subsection is misleading: > {quote}The power of a profile comes from its ability to modify the basic POM > only under certain circumstances. Those circumstances are specified via an > activation element. > {quote} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)