Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E8EF09127 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:42:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 30970 invoked by uid 500); 18 Mar 2012 21:42:21 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-maven-users-archive@maven.apache.org Received: (qmail 30889 invoked by uid 500); 18 Mar 2012 21:42:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@maven.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Maven Users List" Reply-To: "Maven Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list users@maven.apache.org Received: (qmail 30877 invoked by uid 99); 18 Mar 2012 21:42:21 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:42:21 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [62.206.215.40] (HELO mail1.gavi.de) (62.206.215.40) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:42:15 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail1.gavi.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6642172232 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:53 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gavi.de Received: from mail1.gavi.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (lxmta03p.gavi-intra.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id VJj5ufCWUUo4 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:53 +0100 (CET) Received: from apcry02p.gavi.de (unknown [10.135.7.75]) by mail1.gavi.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51B2672216 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:53 +0100 (CET) Received: from apcry02p.gavi-intra.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by apcry02p.gavi.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42BD856201B for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:53 +0100 (CET) Received: from apmai02p.gavi-intra.de (unknown [10.135.7.77]) by apcry02p.gavi.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3291556201A for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:53 +0100 (CET) Received: from lnadmin01.gavi-intra.de (msdom01p.gavi-intra.de [10.131.249.12]) by apmai02p.gavi-intra.de (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q2ILfhnN023033 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:44 +0100 Received: from axmai40p.gavi-intra.de ([10.128.3.20]) by lnadmin01.gavi-intra.de (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.3) with ESMTP id 2012031822414361-357722 ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:43 +0100 In-Reply-To: References: <440D69AA5A6A81428BD620AEA5AC918118A73C12F1@MX33A.corp.emc.com> <440D69AA5A6A81428BD620AEA5AC918118A73C12FF@MX33A.corp.emc.com> <4F6386F7.3010604@artifact-software.com> To: "Maven Users List" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Re: useing profiles to control properties to drive version numbers in poms X-KeepSent: 457C2D93:17E12EE1-C12579C5:0076712F; type=4; name=$KeepSent X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 8.5.2FP1 November 30, 2010 Message-ID: From: "Thorsten Heit" Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:41:43 +0100 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on lnvkbm01a/Server/VKB(Release 8.5.2FP3HF221 | September 27, 2011) at 03/18/2012 22:41:43, Serialize complete at 03/18/2012 22:41:43, Itemize by SMTP Server on LNAdmin01/Server/Admin(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 03/18/2012 22:41:43, Serialize by Router on LNAdmin01/Server/Admin(Release 7.0.3|September 26, 2007) at 03/18/2012 22:41:44, Serialize complete at 03/18/2012 22:41:44 X-TNEFEvaluated: 1 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 00772D01C12579C5_=" X-TBoneOriginalTo: "Maven Users List" X-TBoneOriginalFrom: "Thorsten Heit" X-TBoneDomainSigned: false X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --=_alternative 00772D01C12579C5_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi, > Yes, profiles are evil. If you use them for changing / defining _what_ gets built and/or how, yes. > If you think you should be using profiles, think again. If you still > think they are the solution, please think it through once more. If you > still persist, go use Ant. > Profiles are simply very rarely a good solution. I'm using profiles at work for the sole purpose of deciding what to do with the build artifact, i.e. activating different deployment targets (application servers) for an EAR. Regards Thorsten --=_alternative 00772D01C12579C5_=--