can conceivably be set from either the settings.xml or the command-line.

  In the event the '-o' switch is the impetus for setting offline mode, this
  should result in modification of the active profile in the MavenSettings
  instance, just as definition of the active profile from the command-line
  should result in similar modification. This object is not meant to be

 itself. This way locations of intermediary artifacts of a build would be
 in a known location. This would also help with developer setup i.e. getting
 new developers up and running. They could run a maven command and have all
 their source trees set up in the same way as their colleagues.

 here's what I do currently in the netbeans part of the mavenide project to

                        -Dgpg.passphrase="<passphrase>" -Dgpg.keyname="<your key ID>"
                        In order to create the key pair, use the command "gpg &ndash;&ndash;gen-key".
                        (&ndash;&ndash; stands for double dash)
                        -->
                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>