I also took Alex's suggestion to mean leaving the Ant build in place and
then adding a Maven build too.

Whilst I have stated my dislike for this idea in the past in relation to
the main Qpid tree, if this is what it took to have a maven build for
proton I think it would be the way to go, i.e. instead of having an Ant
build and making it easy for others to add a Maven build themselves, we
should just do it.

Robbie

On 25 July 2012 18:52, Gordon Sim <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 07/25/2012 05:06 PM, Glen Mazza wrote:
>
>> The problem with providing an Ant build is that non-Maven users, never
>> having worked with it, tend to awfulize Maven, and then stick with Ant,
>> continuing their misconception of Maven.  Maven is really an ice cream
>> cone, not a brussels sprout, but sometimes people need to be given a
>> push to find that out.  :)
>>
>
> Last time I tried it tasted like something much worse than brussel
> sprouts! It may have improved since then; it may be that there is a way to
> pinch your nose so it doesn't taste quite so bad; it may one of those
> flavours that some love and others hate. (It may be I'm stretching the
> analogy too far!)
>
>
>   Also, burdening Joseph by having him
>> create/maintain a separate Ant build also takes away his efforts towards
>> creating an awesome Maven build.
>>
>
> I don't think that was what was being proposed. There is already an ant
> build in place and I think the assumption was the ongoing maintenance would
> not be great given the simplicity of the project.
>
> It seems like a good idea to me, though as mentioned I don't currently see
> myself as a key user/developer in the very near future at least and so
> wouldn't want to impose anything on those who are. It would however let
> people have a nibble at the latest maven and either be astounded at its
> delicious nature or be able to take the bad taste away with a nice bite of
> ant. (Sorry, I couldn't resist!).
>
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