From be40e018f8c7bf6650709cf47eda56425e21ab86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Vogel Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:43:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Small update of BuildProperties file * Link to help is using latest not Luna * One sentence per line style * Using capital letters for Eclipse, Maven and the like --- src/site/markdown/BuildProperties.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/site/markdown/BuildProperties.md b/src/site/markdown/BuildProperties.md index 2e630a60f1..911ef838e1 100644 --- a/src/site/markdown/BuildProperties.md +++ b/src/site/markdown/BuildProperties.md @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@ ## Build Properties -Tycho uses the `build.properties` file [as defined by PDE](https://help.eclipse.org/luna/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/reference/pde_feature_generating_build.htm) to configure various aspects of the build. +Tycho uses the `build.properties` file [as defined by PDE](https://help.eclipse.org/latest/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/reference/pde_feature_generating_build.htm) to configure various aspects of the build. -Note that Tycho only supports a subset of keys defined by PDE. If a key is not supported, this may be because +Note that Tycho only supports a subset of keys defined by PDE. +If a key is not supported, this may be because: * it's legacy/deprecated * it doesn't fit into the maven project model or the way maven is generally expected to work * there are other ways to achieve the desired configuration (e.g. using pom.xml) * it's a missing feature -In addition to PDE, Tycho supports using maven property expressions like `${project.version}` in `build.properties` values. Note that these expressions will only be replaced in a Tycho build, not when using the eclipse IDE incremental build. +In additional to the PDE properties, Tycho supports property expressions like `${project.version}` in `build.properties` values. +These expressions are only used in a Tycho build, not when using the Eclipse IDE incremental build. + See the table below for which keys in `build.properties` defined by PDE are supported by Tycho or if not, whether there are alternatives when using Tycho. ### Common Properties