How to configure maven to use different log4j.properties files in different environments

Question

I want to be able to use different log4j configuration for different environments.

In my development environment, I want to use log4j.properties (A). But when I bui

Answer 1

You don't need the maven-resources-plugin if you have a simple environment.

In this example, log4j.properties B is the file you use for production and is in the directory src/main/java and log4j.properties A is the file you use for development and is in the directory /Users/junger/.m2/.

In your pom.xml:

    src/main/java



    
        
            ${log4j.properties.directory}
            
                log4j.properties
            
        
    

Now, in your /Users/junger/.m2/settings.xml (create one if it doesn't exist):

    
        dev
        
            true
        
        
            /Users/devuser/.m2/
        
    

By using this method, each developer can have a different log4j.properties directory and you keep your pom.xml clean.