On 3/23/06, Prasad Kashyap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I am evaluating the usage the maven-assembly-plugin for building
> Geronimo's distribution jars and have some questions regarding it's
> usage. I'd appreciate help from maven developers and users familiar
> with this plugin.
>
> assembly:assembly goal
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> 1) Can I use variables like ${project.build.directory} in the descriptor
> xml ?Yes see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MASSEMBLY-40 2) When copying files in a <fileSet> is it possible to copy them > flattened ? Into one single directory without the path ? This would be > really useful. No 3) When I unpack jars using <dependencySet> is it possible to exclude > certain files or extract only certain files (like the patternset in > ant) ? The current workaround is to unpack them in a temp junk > directory and then use <fileset> to selectively include/exclude files > to the correct dir. This kinda works but it also zips up the temp junk > dir too. It would be nice if the <dependencySet> had a <temp> flag. > Setting this boolean would copy/unpack the jars to some temp dir of > the plugin's choosing. The plugin would never include this temp dir > into the final zip. You have to work around it, hope you do use dependency-maven-plugin for the work around It would also be nice if the <fileset> also supported the <unpack> feature. > > > Thanx in advance > Prasad > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
