> I'm new to all this so take what I have to save with a heap of salt, > but have you considered dropping Maven for now?
There's a pretty steep learning curve for learning how to use maven and understanding the principles behind how it works so it might not be for the hobbyist trying to piece together a simple GWT example to get started. If you really want to understand maven, I suggest you read the definitive guide (http://books.sonatype.com/maven-book). > With 1.5, I tried a setup with Maven + Eclipse + GWT. I ended up > having a horribly complicated setup: loads of different run > configurations and Maven's compiles kept stepping on both GWT and > Eclipse's toes. That's a sign you're not getting your setup right. I recommend you read also this thread, were some fellows talk about the basic principles behind maven and how they set it up: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit/browse_thread/thread/791832a0e177e87e# > Essentially, Maven overlaps with both > GWT and Eclipse as build tools, and it doesn't always place with > others. Maven is not an IDE (as Eclipse is), and maven is not a framework for writing complex AJAX applications in Java (as GWT is) so I don't see how they can overlap. Maven helps you manage the lifecycle of your project, and it does it in a sensitive way by default, but when you need to accommodate it to other scenarios when there are constraints imposed by your tools, it is incredibly flexible. > I found I only wanted Maven for it's dependency > management. It seems to me that maven is indeed used primarily as a dependency management solution (we use it for so much more were I work though) > Even then, if you want to use new artifacts like gwt-1.6 > or the latest gwt-incubator, you're pretty much forced into > establishing and maintaining a local Maven repository for your team. Have you tried looking at the right place ? Check this: http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/com/google/gwt/ > While it's entirely possible that there is a great way of getting all > three tools to work harmoniously, I could not find it even after > months of searching. I'm sorry you didn't find what you were looking for, but the thread I referred to contained some good starter example applications and tips on how to get all working together. I just wanted to give my opinion as a happy maven+gwt+eclipse user in a corporate environment, I hope somebody will find it helpful. Cheers, Salvador --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
