[MNG-2234] activeProfile in ~/.m2/settings.xml is ignored when profiles section is missing or empty

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.9
• Component/s: Profiles, Settings
• Assignee: Brett Porter
• Reporter: Manfred Geiler
• Created: 20/Apr/06 12:24
• Updated: 04/Mar/08 22:18
• Resolved: 04/Mar/08 22:18

Description

When i have this settings.xml file in my user home dir, the activeProfile setting is simply ignored by Maven:
<settings>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>env-test</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
</settings>

Adding an empty profiles section does not help:
<settings>
<profiles>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>env-test</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
</settings>

Well, adding a dummy profile makes it work:
<settings>
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>dummy</id>
</profile>
</profiles>
<activeProfiles>
<activeProfile>env-test</activeProfile>
</activeProfiles>
</settings>

Funny, isn't it?

Regards,
Manfred

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: MNG-3051 settings.xml doesn't handle profile from pom.xml