Yeah, I think we did this once before. It was actually what I had in mind, I don't think Maven is right for James, but that doesn't make it a Bad Thing, we use it very sucessfully at work. :-)
d. On 19/09/05, Siegfried Goeschl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I try to stay clear from advocating Maven but you can also use ANT to > download JARs from a remote repository ... :-) > > check out > http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/ws-xmlrpc/build.xml?rev=1.33 > and have a closer look at "copy-deps" target > > Cheers, > > Siegfried Goeschl > > Danny Angus wrote: > > >On 19/09/05, Ahmed Mohombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>We could use maven, if we wanted to. > >>> > >>> > >>Maybe this will convince you not to do it :) : > >>http://www.jroller.com/page/fate/?anchor=maven_refresher_course > >> > >> > > > >Sorry mate, unsubstantiated criticisms directed at the developers from > >a guy who has to vent bile by his own definition don't really compete > >with experience. > > > >People who don't like Maven generally don't like it because they can't > >be bothered to use it, don't work well in a structured enviroment, and > >can't stand to have their failings highlighted by a machine. > > > >Maven may not be pretty, but it works. It helps to manage > >dependancies, documentation, and quality standards, and can save a > >whole load of time and effort being wasted doing things by hand. > > > >I guess you'd rather write your own variation of an ant build.xml > >differently for every project, manage dependancies in hand written > >documentation and store your jars in cvs just in case you want to do > >something "special". > >In my experience the special thing becomes the weakness in your project. > > > >d. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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]
