[MNG-5127] CLONE - Maven profile activation does not work when profile is defined in inherited 'parent' pom

**[Scokart Gilles](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=gscokart)** opened **[MNG-5127](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5127?redirect=false)** and commented

The goal is to activate a maven profile based on OS user name.
When I create a standalone project with a profile activation, it works,
however, when I define the profile in a "parent" pom, it is never activated.

this works:

```xml
...

TONY

user.name
WINTONY

```

So in this case, my profile is activated based on my OS user name

```
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'help'.
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Proj1
[INFO] task-segment: [help:active-profiles] (aggregator-style)
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [help:active-profiles]
[INFO]
Active Profiles for Project 'com.capgemini.be.proj1:parent:pom:4.0.2':

The following profiles are active:

- TONY (source: pom)
```

---

However, if I now have the profiles definition in the "parent" pom, it doesn't work when I build a child project
So the child project references the parent pom containing the profiles and the activation, but when it is built,
the profile is not activated

```xml
...


TONY

user.name
WINTONY

...
```

```xml

com.capgemini.be.proj1
parent
4.0.2

```

```
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'help'.
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Proj1 Application
[INFO] task-segment: [help:active-profiles] (aggregator-style)
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] [help:active-profiles]
[INFO]
Active Profiles for Project 'com.capgemini.be.proj1:proj1-webapp:jar:4.0.2':

There are no active profiles.
```

---

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**Issue Links:**
- [MNG-8392](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-8392) Inherited profiles
(_**"is fixed by"**_)
- [MNG-3228](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-3228) Maven profile activation does not work when profile is defined in inherited 'parent' pom
(_**"is duplicated by"**_)
- [MPH-79](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPH-79) help:active-profiles does not list active inherited profiles

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