gnodet opened a new issue, #12075:
URL: https://github.com/apache/maven/issues/12075
## Summary
Maven 4 rejects POMs that use chained property references in
`<distributionManagement>` IDs. The first level of interpolation resolves, but
the second level is still a `${...}` expression when the validator runs,
causing a failure.
## Reproduction
Build [apache/ratis](https://github.com/apache/ratis) with Maven 4:
```
mvn package -DskipTests
```
### Expected
Build succeeds (as it does with Maven 3). All properties resolve through the
chain.
### Actual
```
[ERROR] 'distributionManagement.repository.[${distMgmtReleasesId}].id'
contains an uninterpolated expression. @ line 37, column 7
[ERROR]
'distributionManagement.snapshotRepository.[${distMgmtSnapshotsId}].id'
contains an uninterpolated expression. @ line 42, column 7
```
## Root Cause
Ratis defines a layer of indirection on top of the Apache parent POM's
`distributionManagement` properties:
**Apache parent POM (`org.apache:apache:38`):**
```xml
<properties>
<distMgmtReleasesId>apache.releases.https</distMgmtReleasesId>
</properties>
<distributionManagement>
<repository>
<id>${distMgmtReleasesId}</id>
</repository>
</distributionManagement>
```
**Ratis POM overrides `distributionManagement` with staging properties:**
```xml
<properties>
<distMgmtStagingId>${distMgmtReleasesId}</distMgmtStagingId>
</properties>
<distributionManagement>
<repository>
<id>${distMgmtStagingId}</id>
</repository>
</distributionManagement>
```
The interpolation chain is: `${distMgmtStagingId}` → `${distMgmtReleasesId}`
→ `apache.releases.https`
Maven 4's validator runs after the first interpolation pass, sees
`${distMgmtReleasesId}` (partially resolved), and rejects it. Maven 3 fully
interpolates all nested properties before validation.
## Impact
Only affects projects that add an extra indirection layer over the Apache
parent's `distributionManagement` properties. Currently only ratis is affected
in our test suite of ~960 Apache repositories.
## Environment
- Maven: 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT (branch `maven-4.0.x-test-fixes`)
- Java: 17.0.18 (Eclipse Adoptium)
Test results: https://github.com/gnodet/maven4-testing/issues/9934
_Claude Code on behalf of Guillaume Nodet_
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