RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-30 Thread John Coleman
-Original Message- From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 January 2008 12:12 To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional That can be fixed by using the maven-buildhelper-plugin, which can attach any file to maven's list-of-deployable-files

Re: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread Simon Kitching
Yes, I would recommend this too. A jarfile is not just a compressed bundle of files; it is an application or a library. Yes, the sun jar specification says that META-INF is optional, but why would you ever want to leave it out for an app or a library? IMO, a compressed bundle of files without

Re: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread VUB Stefan Seidel
Would it help to create a ZIP file with the maven assembly plugin[1]? regards, Stefan P.S.: I just saw, the assembly plugin can also create JARs - so it's probably just what you need. [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/ John Coleman wrote: Hi, Is it possible to make

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread John Coleman
To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional Would it help to create a ZIP file with the maven assembly plugin[1]? regards, Stefan P.S.: I just saw, the assembly plugin can also create JARs - so it's probably just what you need. [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly

Re: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread VUB Stefan Seidel
To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional Would it help to create a ZIP file with the maven assembly plugin[1]? regards, Stefan P.S.: I just saw, the assembly plugin can also create JARs - so it's probably just what you need. [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread Simon Kitching
repo in the deploy phase. -Original Message- From: John Coleman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 January 2008 11:16 To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional Specifying pom packaging seems like an abuse, but if it works, then great! Thanks, John

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread John Coleman
Ah, this does not work, since the zip will not deploy to the m2 repo in the deploy phase. -Original Message- From: John Coleman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 January 2008 11:16 To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional Specifying pom packaging seems like

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread John Coleman
Specifying pom packaging seems like an abuse, but if it works, then great! Thanks, John -Original Message- From: VUB Stefan Seidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 January 2008 11:05 To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional Hi John, no, the assembly plugin

Re: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread VUB Stefan Seidel
- From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 January 2008 12:12 To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional That can be fixed by using the maven-buildhelper-plugin, which can attach any file to maven's list-of-deployable-files. http://mojo.codehaus.org/build-helper

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread John Coleman
To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional That can be fixed by using the maven-buildhelper-plugin, which can attach any file to maven's list-of-deployable-files. http://mojo.codehaus.org/build-helper-maven-plugin/index.html John Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Ah

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread nicklist
I think I reacted to the wrong message. Sorry for the disturbance. With regards, Nick Stolwijk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 1/29/2008 11:29 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional I don't think you can get

RE: Make META-INF optional

2008-01-29 Thread nicklist
Stolwijk -Original Message- From: John Coleman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 1/29/2008 11:20 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional Thanks, I was hoping to avoid assembly plugin because it seems to be added to a jar project. A direct zip plugin would make more sense