Just for information (not the topic of this thread, but related): other
plugins that could be consolidated are:
* compiler + javadoc
* jar + source
The reason for consolidating compiler and javadoc in the same plugin is
because their API are closely related in javax.tools. They share the
same objects for specifying the source and the JAR dependencies. The
objects which have been built for compiler can be used almost directly
for javadoc. Merging the two plugin would be a significant
simplification compared to two distinct plugins.
The reason for consolidating jar and source is because in a multi-module
(in Java sense) project, the Java compiler compile all modules in one
single call to javac. It is up to the JAR plugin to package a separate
JAR file for each module. The same division must be done for the
sources, which was provided to the compiler as one single set of sources
(split in different directories for each module). Since the JAR plugin
(the one which is currently under vote) handles each module separately
for packaging the .class files, it would be a natural extension to also
handle each module separately for packaging the .java files.
This is not the topic of current thread, which is about clean + install
+ deploy. I just mention that more consolidations may be proposed in the
future.
Martin
