Author: vsiveton
Date: Thu Jan 10 04:36:11 2008
New Revision: 610775
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=610775&view=rev
Log:
MNG-2165: Provide links to release notes on download page, navigation, and
README.txt in binaries
o Updated the README to include release notes and other useful stuffs
Modified:
maven/components/branches/maven-2.0.x/maven-core/README.txt
Modified: maven/components/branches/maven-2.0.x/maven-core/README.txt
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/components/branches/maven-2.0.x/maven-core/README.txt?rev=610775&r1=610774&r2=610775&view=diff
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--- maven/components/branches/maven-2.0.x/maven-core/README.txt (original)
+++ maven/components/branches/maven-2.0.x/maven-core/README.txt Thu Jan 10
04:36:11 2008
@@ -1,23 +1,76 @@
-Installing Maven 2
-==================
-The following instructions show how to install Maven 2:
+ Apache Maven
-1) Unpack the archive where you would like to store the binaries, eg:
- tar zxvf maven-2.0.tar.gz
-or
- unzip maven-2.0.zip
+ What is it?
+ -----------
-2) A directory called "maven-2.0" will be created.
+ Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on
+ the concept of a Project Object Model (POM), Maven can manage a project's
+ build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.
-3) Add the bin directory to your PATH, eg:
- export PATH=/usr/local/maven-2.0/bin:$PATH
-or
- set PATH="c:\program files\maven-2.0\bin";%PATH%
+ Documentation
+ -------------
-4) Make sure JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK
+ The most up-to-date documentation can be found at http://maven.apache.org/.
-5) Run "mvn --version" to verify that it is correctly installed.
+ Release Notes
+ -------------
-For more information, please see http://maven.apache.org
+ The full list of changes can be found at
http://maven.apache.org/release-notes.html.
+ System Requirements
+ -------------------
+
+ JDK:
+ 1.4 or above (this is to execute Maven - it still allows you to build
against 1.3
+ and prior JDK's).
+ Memory:
+ No minimum requirement.
+ Disk:
+ No minimum requirement. Approximately 100MB will be used for your local
repository,
+ however this will vary depending on usage and can be removed and
redownloaded at
+ any time.
+ Operating System:
+ No minimum requirement. On Windows, Windows NT and above or Cygwin is
required for
+ the startup scripts. Tested on Windows XP, Fedora Core and Mac OS X.
+
+ Installing Maven
+ ----------------
+
+ 1) Unpack the archive where you would like to store the binaries, eg:
+
+ Unix-based Operating Systems (Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X)
+ tar zxvf apache-maven-2.0.x.tar.gz
+ Windows 2000/XP
+ unzip apache-maven-2.0.x.zip
+
+ 2) A directory called "apache-maven-2.0.x" will be created.
+
+ 3) Add the bin directory to your PATH, eg:
+
+ Unix-based Operating Systems (Linux, Solaris and Mac OS X)
+ export PATH=/usr/local/apache-maven-2.0.x/bin:$PATH
+ Windows 2000/XP
+ set PATH="c:\program files\apache-maven-2.0.x\bin";%PATH%
+
+ 4) Make sure JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK
+
+ 5) Run "mvn --version" to verify that it is correctly installed.
+
+ For complete documentation, see
http://maven.apache.org/download.html#Installation
+
+ Licensing
+ ---------
+
+ Please see the file called LICENSE.TXT
+
+ Maven URLS
+ ----------
+
+ Home Page: http://maven.apache.org/
+ Downloads: http://maven.apache.org/downloads.html
+ Mailing Lists: http://maven.apache.org/mail-lists.html
+ Source Code: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/
+ Issue Tracking: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG
+ Wiki: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/
+ Available Plugins: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/index.html
