set java system property during maven 2 compile?

Question

I have a maven profile and want to set a property which is later on available per System.getProperty(..) in java:

<profile>
  <id>local-dev</id>
  <properties>
    <my.comp.my.prop>myValue</my.comp.my.prop>
  </properties>
</profile>

I want System.getProperty("my.comp.my.prop") to be "myValue" but it's null.. How do I set it correctly? :)

Thansk!

Answer 1

properties-maven-plugin plugin will help you to do exactly what you're looking for:

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <goals>
                <goal>set-system-properties</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <properties>
                    <property>
                        <name>my.property.name</name>
                        <value>my.property.value</value>
                    </property>
                </properties>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>