Properties

Property	Optional?	Description
maven.compile.aspects	Yes	Specifies that Aspects are included during compilation. Used by the "java:compile" goal. The default value is `false`. Please refer to the AspectJ web site for more information on Aspect-Oriented Programming.
maven.compile.compilerargs	Yes	Provides arguments to a compiler when `maven.compile.fork` is set to true Corresponds to the nested `compilerarg` element for the ant javac task.
maven.compile.debug	Yes	Specifies wether to include debugging information in the compiled class files; the default value is `on`. Used by the "java:compile" goal.
maven.compile.deprecation	Yes	Specifies wether source should be compiled with deprecation information; the default value is `off`. Used by the "java:compile" goal.
maven.compile.encoding	Yes	Sets the encoding of the .java files being compiled Corresponds to the `encoding` attribute for the ant javac task.
maven.compile.executable	Yes	Names the program to be invoked as the java compiler Corresponds to the `executable` attribute for the ant javac task.
maven.compile.fork	Yes	Runs the compiler in a separate process Corresponds to the `fork` attribute for the ant javac task.
maven.compile.optimize	Yes	Specifies whether source should be compiled with optimization; the default value is `off`. Used by the "java:compile" goal.
maven.compile.source	Yes	Provide source compatibility with a specific release Corresponds to the `source` attribute for the ant javac task.
maven.compile.src.set	Yes	The source directories maven uses to compile java code.
maven.compile.target	Yes	Generate class files for a specific JVM version Corresponds to the `target` attribute for the ant javac task. This value defaults to 1.1 so that builds on JDK 1.4 or later stil work on earlier JVMs.
maven.compile.verbose	Yes	Asks the compiler for verbose output Corresponds to the `verbose` attribute for the ant javac task.
pom.build.sourceModifications	Yes	This property is the list of the ]]> source modifications in your project descriptor. This property is used during compilation to exclude or include classes from compilation depending on whether a named class is available

Property	Optional?	Description
maven.build.dest	Yes	The directory for compiled classes
maven.dependency.classpath	Yes	This property holds the Ant `path` of all the dependent jar files listed in the `dependencies` block of your project descriptor