[MNG-5127] CLONE - Maven profile activation does not work when profile is defined in inherited 'parent' pom

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Scokart Gilles
• Created: 06/Jul/11 14:55
• Updated: 02/Feb/21 21:10

Description

The goal is to activate a maven profile based on OS user name.
When I create a standalone project with a profile activation, it works,
however, when I define the profile in a "parent" pom, it is never activated.

this works:

...
  <profile>
    <id>TONY</id>
<activation>
<property>
<name>user.name</name>
<value>WINTONY</value>
</property>
</activation>
    <properties>
    </properties>

So in this case, my profile is activated based on my OS user name

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'help'.
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Proj1
[INFO] task-segment: [help:active-profiles] (aggregator-style)
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [help:active-profiles]
[INFO]
Active Profiles for Project 'com.capgemini.be.proj1:parent:pom:4.0.2':

The following profiles are active:

 - TONY (source: pom)

------------------

However, if I now have the profiles definition in the "parent" pom, it doesn't work when I build a child project
So the child project references the parent pom containing the profiles and the activation, but when it is built,
the profile is not activated

PARENT POM

...
  <profiles>
  <profile>
    <id>TONY</id>
<activation>
<property>
<name>user.name</name>
<value>WINTONY</value>
</property>
</activation>
    <properties>
...

CHILD POM (the one being built)

<project>
<parent>
<groupId>com.capgemini.be.proj1</groupId>
<artifactId>parent</artifactId>
<version>4.0.2</version>
</parent>

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'help'.
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Proj1 Application
[INFO] task-segment: [help:active-profiles] (aggregator-style)
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [help:active-profiles]
[INFO]
Active Profiles for Project 'com.capgemini.be.proj1:proj1-webapp:jar:4.0.2':

There are no active profiles. 

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: MNG-3228 Maven profile activation does not work when profile is defined in inherited 'parent' pom
• relates to: MPH-79 help:active-profiles does not list active inherited profiles