There is currently no variable interpolation accepted as this is all handled in the shell scripts. What you’re asking for is reasonable so I ask you create an issue in JIRA with your use case. I think it’s a good one.
> On Sep 13, 2015, at 2:59 PM, Mehul Sanghvi <mehul.sang...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Maven 3.3.1 introduces a ${maven.projectBaseDir}/.mvn/maven.config file > where I can specify common command line options. How do I use variables in > that ? Specifically if I'm trying to set the settings file to be something > like ${maven.projectBaseDir}/settings.xml, how would I set that in > maven.config ? > > Currently I pass a -s${Bamboo.WorkingDir}/settings.xml option to the as > part of the automated builds. When I run the builds manually on my laptop > I have to pass something like > -s${HOME}/path/to/project/root/dir/settings.xml. And if I'm trying run it > manually on the build system, I had to pass something like > -s/path/to/Bamboo/build/working/dir/settings.xml. > > Using maven.config would help tremendously, but it does not seem to > understand ${maven.projectBaseDir}. > > I have a maven.config that contains the following: > > -B -V -s ${maven.projectBaseDir}/settings.xml > > I get the following error when I try to build: > > bash% cd ${HOME}/source-repos/ProjectA > bash% mvn clean install > [ERROR] The specified user settings file does not exist: > /home/mehul/source-repos/ProjectA/${maven.projectBaseDir}/settings.xml > > > Shouldn't Maven substitute the value of the ${maven.projectBaseDir} > variable ? > > > cheers, > > mehul > > -- > Mehul N. Sanghvi > email: mehul.sang...@gmail.com Thanks, Jason ---------------------------------------------------------- Jason van Zyl Founder, Takari and Apache Maven http://twitter.com/jvanzyl http://twitter.com/takari_io --------------------------------------------------------- A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing. -- Alan Perlis --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org