OK well I have read all that and am sadly no closer to understanding how to create a custom packaging.
I want to support a packaging called 'eclipse-plugin'. I have all the code working in terms of reading the addition to the classpath I want to make, I just can't seem to be able to work out how to register my custom lifecycle. AFAICT what I want to do is exactly the same as plexus:application, but so far I don't seem to be able to convince m2 to pick up/read the content of the components.xml in my plugin. I can see the following in maven-core/META-INF/components.xml <!-- TODO: move to the plexus plugin --> <component> <role>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.LifecycleMapping</role> <role-hint>plexus-application</role-hint> <implementation>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.DefaultLifecycleMapping</ implementation> <configuration> <!-- START SNIPPET: plexus-application-lifecycle --> <phases> <generate-resources>plexus:app</generate-resources> <package>plexus:bundle-application</package> <install>install:install</install> <deploy>deploy:deploy</deploy> </phases> <!-- END SNIPPET: plexus-application-lifecycle --> </configuration> </component> But I can't seem to get my own variant of this notices. I have placed it into the META-INF/components.xml file in my plugin, but when I run m2 aplha-3, I get the following error [INFO] Deleting directory C:\proj\m2\workspace\m2-plugin-test\target [ERROR] Nonexistent component: org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.LifecycleMappingeclipse-plugin [ERROR] No lifecycle mapping for type 'eclipse-plugin': using defaults Am I even on the right track? Thanks, Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: Emmanuel Venisse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 4 July 2005 4:11 PM > To: Maven Developers List > Subject: Re: help with custom lifecycle > > You can see some design docs there : > http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Lifecycle > > Emmanuel > > > Matthew Pryor wrote: > > I am trying to write/refine the mevenide Eclise PDE builder maven2 > plugin. > > > > > > > > In essence what this plugin needs to do is to read an XML file > (plugin.xml) > > and add a bunch of jar files to the classpath prior to compilation or > > testing. > > > > > > > > I have all the latest source for m2 and am not 100% sure about the right > > approach, but I think I will start with a custom lifecycle what will > class a > > slight modified compiler that add the 'private' Eclipse PDE dependencies > > > > > > > > <side-note> > > > > I suppose I could go down the path of trying to treat the > > Eclipse specific stuff as real dependencies and create artifacts for > them > > and write a custom artifact handler that could read them from the > Eclipse > > plugins folder, but I think that would be a lot of code and not be that > much > > better than simply adding the jar files to the classpath before calling > the > > AbstractCompilerMojo - private API issues aside > > > > </side-note> > > > > > > > > So my question is, after having read > > http://maven.apache.org/maven2/lifecycle.html and attempting to follow > it, I > > get the following > > > > > > > > [INFO] Deleting directory C:\proj\m2\workspace\m2-plugin-test\target > > > > [ERROR] Nonexistent component: > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.LifecycleMappingeclipse-plugin > > > > [ERROR] No lifecycle mapping for type 'dude-application': using defaults > > > > > > > > My META-INF/plexus.componenets.xml looks like this: > > > > > > > > <components> > > > > <component> > > > > <role>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.LifecycleMapping</role> > > > > <role-hint>eclipse-plugin</role-hint> > > > > > > > <implementation>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.DefaultLifecycleMapping > </ > > implementation> > > > > <configuration> > > > > <phases> > > > > <process-resources>resources:resources</process-resources> > > > > <compile>pde:pde-compile</compile> > > > > > > <process-test-resources>resources:testResources</process-test-resources> > > > > <test-compile>compiler:testCompile</test-compile> > > > > <test>surefire:test</test> > > > > <package>pde:pde-package</package> > > > > <install>install:install</install> > > > > <deploy>deploy:deploy</deploy> > > > > </phases> > > > > </configuration> > > > > </component> > > > > </components> > > > > > > > > If anyone can point me to a complete plugin example that defines its own > > lifecycle I can probably work from there > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matthew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]