The current pde-maven-plugin only produces zip format for the plugin build.
for the time being, you will need to manipulate that output zip file to produce your expected jar file. -D On 8/30/07, malc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a simple plugin which I can export from eclipse no problem as a jar > file. I have set up my pom.xml to be the same as that described on the usage > page. However no jar gets created only a zip file and the structure inside > the zip file is 1 level too deep to be able to use the zip file as is in > eclipse plugins folder. ie the zip file is called something like > com.alphabet.soup_1.1.0.zip and within it the top level folder is called > com.alphabet.soup_1.1.0, with all of the plugin stuff below that. > > I have tried a number of different things to get round this and have made > the following observations: > > 1. It seems that the generated build always does the clean, build.jars and > zip.plugin targets. If I specify a target via the pom.xml ie > > > <configuration> > <target>build.update.jar</target> > <eclipseInstall>K:\eclipseTarget\eclipse</eclipseInstall> > <antVerbose>true</antVerbose> > <buildProperties> > <target>build.update.jar</target> > </buildProperties> > </configuration> > > it adds it to the existing command line with the above mentioned targets as > -Dtarget=build.update.jar but doesn't seem to get executed. > > 2. using this in the configuration seems to have no effect : > > <eclipseBuildScriptProperties> > <outputUpdateJars>true</outputUpdateJars> > </eclipseBuildScriptProperties> > > 3. The sample plugin from the tutorial also builds a zp file which doesn't > work directly in eclipse (seems to have the extra top level directory > problem also) > > My version of eclipse is Version: 3.2.2 > Build id: M20070212-1330 > > What can I do to get pde-maven to generate my plugin properly - help please > its driving me crazy now. Any advice at all would be welcome. > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/pde-maven-trying-to-generate-a-simple-plugin.-tf4355402s177.html#a12411046 > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
