maven eclipse checkstyle plugin

Question

I have custom checkstyle checks file (called checks.xml), and I'm trying to use that same file in both maven and eclipse. It all works well, except for the SuppressionFilter.

In this checks.xml file, I have

<module name="SuppressionFilter">
    <property name="file" value="src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml"/>    
</module>

This works when I run through maven. However, when I run through eclipse, I need to chang ethe config to be

<module name="SuppressionFilter">
    <property name="file" value="${basedir}/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml"/>    
</module>

If I run with the ${basedir} property with maven though, I get the error that property ${basedir} has not been set.

Is there a way use this same configuration file in both maven and eclipse? I feel like there should be, but I'm just missing something on how to properly populate the suppression filter.

thanks, Jeff

Answer 1

You could try defining ${basedir} as a property in your pom.
See the pom reference quick overview.

<property>
          <name>basedir</name>
          <value>${project.basedir}</value>
</property>