On 26/05/2010, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Commons parent pom currently overrides the release deployment > descriptor in the Apache parent pom. > > This was done for a very good reason - to prevent accidental > deployments to the live forge. > > However, now that the Apache parent POM uses the Nexus staging > repository for snapshot and release deployments, IMO the Commons > Parent POM actually makes it less safe. > > I think the overrides of the deployment descriptors should be removed > from the Commons Parent pom ASAP - or at least the override should > point to Nexus. > > It would still be possible to use the live forge if really necessary - > by redefining the altDeploymentRepostory property. [Or one could add a > profile to define it]. > > Unfortunately the Commons "release" profile does more than just change > the deployment repository, so one has to use it to create valid > release artifacts. > > Views? >
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