Sam Ruby wrote:
> Berin Loritsch wrote:
>
>>bootstrap-maven
>> +- download deps from known location
>> +- build dep jars
>> +- upload dep jars to new repository (i.e. working repository)
>> +- rebuild maven with new dep jars
>
>
> The overall process you describe is essentially workable. Ideally, there
> would be an option to use a local working repository.
>
> However, given how fast Maven is moving (and that is a GOOD thing), I will
> note that it is hard to keep the deps and source in sync. I am partial to
> the solution that Ant uses - it has a core which can be compiled with only
> JavaC and a JAXP parser. Once built, it can be used to build a full Ant.
I like that approach as well. I haven't looked into Maven source code
yet to see how feasible this is.
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