Re: [m2e-users] Question about the New Maven project

[Lars Vogel <lars.vogel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Jochen and Rafal. That explains it. I'm aware of the usage of
profiles but didn't know what they have to do with project creation.

Best regards, Lars

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Jochen Wiedmann
<jochen.wiedmann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Lars,
>
> didn't really check, but I assume that this configures the Profiles,
> which are being activated whenever Maven is building the project. You
> can configure, what is most likely the same list via Project
> Properties/Maven/"Active Maven Profiles".
>
> Profiles are typically used to adapt a Maven project to varying
> situations/environments. Examples:
>
> - A profile might detect, if JDK 5 (or elder) is used for running
> Maven and (if so) pull in additional dependencies.
> - A profile might be activated for release builds only and activate
> slow build steps like building web site, and Javadocs.
>
> For details, see [1].
>
> Jochen
>
> 1: http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Lars Vogel <lars.vogel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm in process of updating my Eclipse IDE book and plan to include a
>> Maven chapter into it.
>>
>> May I ask what the purpose of the "Profiles" entry is on the last
>> wizard page? See screenshot.
>>
>> Best regards, Lars
>>
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