setProjectProperties(rootProject, new CachingPropertyApplicator(rootProject.getClass()));
    }

    private void setProjectProperties(Project project, CachingPropertyApplicator applicator) {
        addPropertiesToProject(project, applicator);
        for (Project childProject : getChildProjectsForInternalUse(project)) {
            setProjectProperties(childProject, applicator);
        }
    }

        return projectProperties;
    }

    public DefaultProfileActivationContext setProjectProperties(Properties projectProperties) {
        return setProjectProperties(toMap(projectProperties));
    }

    public DefaultProfileActivationContext setProjectProperties(Map<String, String> projectProperties) {
        this.projectProperties = unmodifiable(projectProperties);

        return this;

        return projectProperties;
    }

    public DefaultProfileActivationContext setProjectProperties(Properties projectProperties) {
        return setProjectProperties(toMap(projectProperties));
    }

    public DefaultProfileActivationContext setProjectProperties(Map<String, String> projectProperties) {
        this.projectProperties = unmodifiable(projectProperties);

        return this;

        final StartParameterInternal buildSrcStartParameter = (StartParameterInternal) containingBuildParameters.newBuild();
        buildSrcStartParameter.setCurrentDir(buildSrcDir);
        buildSrcStartParameter.setProjectProperties(containingBuildParameters.getProjectProperties());
        buildSrcStartParameter.doNotSearchUpwards();
        buildSrcStartParameter.setInitScripts(containingBuildParameters.getInitScripts());