I have updated the docs to address this, and tested with a clean repo - the current instructions work fine for me: http://gwt-maven.googlecode.com/svn/docs/maven-googlewebtoolkit2-plugin/archetype.html.
Please let me know if that fixes it, or not. thanks On Sep 27, 7:55 am, Charlie Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah dammit! This is indeed my bad in the documentation. And on this > one I thought I checked and checked and checked again, sorry, I missed > it. > > The packaging for an archetype should be JAR - and not MAVEN- > ARCHETYPE. > > I don't recall now where I got that packaging type, but it WAS in the > archetype instructions or was generated for me by the archetype:create > command or something. Since that packaging is what the archetype > actually IS (http://gwt-maven.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/maven- > googlewebtoolkit2-archetype/pom.xml) that's what I put in the > instructions. But it turns out that screws things up. > > Watching this as it goes: > > charliecollins$ mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=com.totsp.gwt - > DartifactId=maven-googlewebtoolkit2-archetype -Dversion=1.0 - > Dpackaging=maven-archetype -Dfile=./maven-googlewebtoolkit2- > archetype-1.0.jar > [INFO] [install:install-file] > [INFO] Installing /opt/projects/./maven-googlewebtoolkit2- > archetype-1.0.jar to /Users/charliecollins/.m2/repository/com/totsp/ > gwt/maven-googlewebtoolkit2-archetype/1.0/maven-googlewebtoolkit2- > archetype-1.0.maven-archetype > > Note there that it installed a file NAMED "maven-googlewebtoolkit2- > archetype-1.0.maven-archetype" - that is wrong, you don't want that. > > After switching it to JAR it installs properly, and you end up with a > jar in your repo, and then the archetype command itself works fine. > > I will test some more and update the instructions in the docs. > > On Sep 27, 7:41 am, Charlie Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sorry it's giving you so much trouble. I have used it on several > > platforms and it seems to work. I am using Maven 2.0.9, just out of > > curiosity what version of Maven are you using? "mvn -version" > > > Also, reading through your transcript I did notice one small > > discrepancy, not sure if it matters, but it's worth looking into: > > > the mvn install:install-file command seems to work just fine for you - > > and you followed the instructions perfectly - > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ mvn install:install-file - > > DgroupId=com.totsp.gwt -DartifactId=maven-googlewebtoolkit2-archetype - > > Dversion=1.0 -Dpackaging=maven-archetype -Dfile=maven- > > googlewebtoolkit2-archetype-1.0.jar" > > > but, Maven itself is giving a slightly different instruction after it > > can't find the artifact in the later commands: > > "mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=com.totsp.gwt -DartifactId=maven- > > googlewebtoolkit2-archetype -Dversion=1.0 -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/ > > to/file" > > > Note there that Maven is saying to use packaging JAR and I said (in > > the directions) to use packaging MAVEN-ARCHETYPE. Try the install > > command again with packaging JAR and see if that works? > > > I will look into this more though, and add an issue to the tracker to > > delete my repos and so on and try BOTH ways (profile with repo, and or > > local install). > > > ------ > > > Also, as to where the GWT non Java files go, yes, you can put them in > > src/main/resources and that is arguably a better place to put them > > (that is where I put them in my projects). The archetype though is > > trying to keep things as simple as possible, and because GWT is sort > > of special in regards to those "resources" sometimes people run into > > other issues if they aren't in the src tree. Good catch on your part > > to notice that, but the files can go in either place. > > > On Sep 26, 6:17 pm, Jeff Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 1) I have tried to use the archetype but am failing. Regardless of > > > having an active profile, it seems to always look > > > inhttp://repo1.maven.org. > > > I have provided a transcript athttp://www.bowmansarrow.uswhichshows > > > me trying to install it from the jar (mvn install:install-file as > > > specified in the README). If you could point out where I'm just not > > > getting it I'd appreciate it. > > > > 2) I have been putting the public folder and the gwt.xml file in src/ > > > main/resources (ie src/main/resources/<package>/public/Application. > > > (html|css) and src/main/resources/<package>/Application.gwt.xml) which > > > is where I thought non-java code was going, but I notice (via jar - > > > tf ...) the archetype puts those things in src/main/java. Am I doing > > > it wrong? > > > > Finally, as noobish as I seem to be, I'm interested in helping out > > > with the archetype if you want it or would find it useful. > > > > Thanks for an awesome tool! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gwt-maven" 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/gwt-maven?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
