Thanks for this clarification. M2 really starts to look great.
On 5/6/05, Brett Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thomas Van de Velde wrote: > > >Brett, > > If I understand this right, you'll be able to tell Maven to > automatically > >check for an update of a particular plugin (great for automatically > >distributing bug fixes across projects, much like the Eclipse Update > >Manager). This would be accomplished by adding a plugin dependency > without > >version to the POM? Based on a schedule you define (as for snapshots), M2 > >will compare your local plugin's version with the version listed in e.g. > >maven-idea-plugin-RELEASE.version.txt? > > > > > Yes, though this relates to two situations: > - declaration in <plugins/> without a version > - calling from the command line (eg idea:idea) when it is not declared > as part of the project > > Plugin "depedencies" is not a good way to explain it, as that sounds > like something listed in the dependencies section, which it is not. > While this was done in m1, it is now fully controlled by the plugin > section. > > - Brett > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
