bsnyder wrote:
>
> On 7/5/07, Mark T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> That is the exact position that I am currently in. I am very reluctant
>> at
>> this moment to use Maven. Specifically the versioning and management of
>> the
>> repository. We must have the ability to certify our product will work
>> when
>> building against maven. Management of the various dependency versions
>> seems
>> to be a huge headache waiting to happen.
>
> Actually Maven is managing the artifacts based on the versions you
> tell it to use (via the pom.xml file) for the compilation and
> packaging of the project. Once you tell it what versions to use, it
> handles the download and inclusion of those dependencies in the
> artifacts that are created from the project.
>
>> The site building plugin you mentioned. Does that report on the exact
>> dependency versions in the Maven repository or the required dependency
>> version as required by a project?
>
> The site plugin can create a whole laundry list of different reports
> depending on what plugins you tel it to use. One of those plugins
> generates a report of all the dependencies used by a project. This
> shows you exactly what dependencies and their versions are used by a
> given project.
>
>> I am currently trying to wrap my brain around Maven, to see what can/has
>> to
>> be done.... I have a long way to go. Thanks for all of your input.
>
> The initial change from Ant to Maven can see rather odd. In fact, I
> can even remember when Kit was pretty opposed to Maven but it seems
> that he has changed his mind ;-). I suggest reading a few things to
> get you going:
>
> An introduction to Maven 2
> http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2005/jw-1205-maven.html?lsrc=maven-users
>
> Maven Getting Started Guide
> http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/index.html
>
> Maven: The Definitive Guide
> http://www.sonatype.com/book/
>
> Bruce
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>
Thanks. I am reading the Definitive Guide right now.
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