Ok..
The configuration that was posted is a configuration that would start
in the package phase by e.g. typing mvn package.
If you would like to have the plugin configured for use in the
commandline you do not need to specify the <goals> tag in the plugin
configuration.
Then to have 2 different setups for the commandline you could use
profiles:
http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html.
example :
<profiles>
<profile>
<activation>
<property>
<name>testServer</name>
</property>
</activation>
<build>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<executable>java</executable>
<arguments>
<argument>-classpath</argument>
<classpath />
<argument>
de.jos.bla.TestServer
</argument>
</arguments>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</build>
</profile>
<profile>
<activation>
<property>
<name>clientServer</name>
</property>
</activation>
<build>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<executable>java</executable>
<arguments>
<argument>-classpath</argument>
<classpath />
<argument>
de.jos.bla.Client (or what ever)
</argument>
</arguments>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</build>
</profile>
</profiles
then in your commandline you could run the client with
mvn exec:exec -DclientServer
and the test server with:
mvn exec:exec -DtestServer
/Kaare
On 12/03/06, Andreas Wüst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Kaare,
>
> thanks for your reply. unfortunately it does not work. i am getting the
> following error.
> for some reason the plugin seems to expect, the configuration tag
> outside the execution
> tag, which means that there can only be one configuration tag. any more
> ideas.
>
> by the way. how to i properly start a specific configuration. so far i
> have been
> using "mvn exec:exec". how'd i specify the "id" of the configuration to
> execute.
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Andy
>
>
> [INFO]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR
> [INFO]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> [INFO] One or more required plugin parameters are invalid/missing for
> 'exec:exec
> '
>
> [0] inside the definition for plugin: 'exec-maven-plugin'specify the
> following:
>
> <configuration>
> ...
> <executable>VALUE</executable>
> </configuration>
>
> -OR-
>
> on the command line, specify: '-Dexec.executable=VALUE'
>
> [INFO]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch
> > Hi..
> > you'r almost there ;)
> > So what you could do is :
> > <plugin>
> > <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
> > <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
> > <executions>
> > <execution>
> > <id>testserver</id>
> > <phase>package</phase>
> > <goals>
> > <goal>exec</goal>
> > </goals>
> > <configuration>
> > <executable>java</executable>
> > <arguments>
> > <argument>-classpath</argument>
> > <!-- automatically creates the classpath using all
> > project dependencies -->
> > <classpath />
> > <argument>
> > de.jos.bla.TestServer
> > </argument>
> > </arguments>
> > </configuration>
> > </execution>
> > <execution>
> > <id>client</id>
> > <phase>package</phase>
> > <goals>
> > <goal>exec</goal>
> > </goals>
> > <configuration>
> > <executable>java</executable>
> > <arguments>
> > <argument>-classpath</argument>
> > <!-- automatically creates the classpath using all
> > project dependencies -->
> > <classpath />
> > <argument>
> > de.jos.bla.Client (or what ever the main class is)
> > </argument>
> > </arguments>
> > </configuration>
> > </execution>
> > </executions>
> > </plugin>
> >
> >
> > Best regards
> > /Kaare
> >
> >
> > On 12/03/06, Andreas Wüst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> i have a project that has two main classes (testserver / client).
> >> however, i have no idea how to
> >> configure and start the second main. one is easy (testserver). but how
> >> do i have to configure the second
> >> main class, so i can start the client from the command line. my pom so
> >> far looks like :
> >>
> >> <plugin>
> >> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
> >> <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
> >> <executions>
> >> <execution>
> >> <id>testserver</id>
> >> <phase>package</phase>
> >> <goals>
> >> <goal>exec</goal>
> >> </goals>
> >> </execution>
> >> </executions>
> >> <configuration>
> >> <executable>java</executable>
> >> <arguments>
> >> <argument>-classpath</argument>
> >> <!-- automatically creates the classpath using
> >> all project dependencies -->
> >> <classpath />
> >> <argument>
> >> de.jos.bla.TestServer
> >> </argument>
> >> </arguments>
> >> </configuration>
> >> </plugin>
> >>
> >>
> >> thanks in advance,
> >> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
