I would take the "simplest path". Since you found the bug while working with the changelog plugin, it is likely that others who have this problem will also be stumbling across it in the changelog plugin.
So, just to get you started, what you want to do is checkout the changelog plugin from CVS. Make sure it builds. Then check out the docs for the faq plugin. basically you create a xdocs/faq.fml document and add the call to the faq report. run maven site, make sure your faq entry looks good. Then create a patch file (can be done in eclipse easily) and open up a bug in JIRA and attach this. Alternatively, you could also try and fix the bug, and attach that fix to JIRA! :-) Then in 9 months when there are a pile of CVS related faq entries spread around maven land, someone will grab them up and put them in one appropriate location. Emergent docs! ERic Pugh > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: CVS executable invocation error > > > > Good idea, however, I have no idea how I would go about > that... Do I put > a bug in on the JIRA bug tracker, then add a patch? Bit of a newbie > question I know, but everyone has a first time. If it is the JIRA page > that I should use, which category does the SCM plugin come > under, since > I can't find an appropriately named one. Documentation, > somehow cook up > a plugin-scm category? Blimey, this open source collaboration stuff > isn't easy, is it... > > Cheers, > > Nick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Pugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 November 2003 14:43 > > To: 'Maven Users List' > > Subject: RE: CVS executable invocation error > > > > > > Would you like to submit a faq patch? Just look at the faq > > plugin and add > > a xdocs\faq.fml! > > > > Eric > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:56 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: CVS executable invocation error > > > > > > > > > > > > In case anyone cares, I've found a solution to this > > problem. The issue > > > is that the path to the CVS executable contained spaces, > > > which confused > > > some piece of code. Moving the exectuable to a path without spaces > > > sorted it completely. The perils of using a windows platform > > > I guess... > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 31 October 2003 11:25 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: CVS executable invocation error > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm just starting out with Maven, and I'm particularly > > > > interested in the > > > > documentation generation aspect of it. However, I'm > > having problems > > > > getting the Changelog task to run, because the SCM/CVS > > > access task is > > > > not functioning as I would expect. I'm getting the error: > > > > > > > > SCM Working Directory: C:\projects\aProject\WEB-INF > > > > SCM Command Line[0]: cvs > > > > SCM Command Line[1]: -d > > > > SCM Command Line[2]: :sspi:cvsserver.foo.co.uk:F:\CVSRepository > > > > SCM Command Line[3]: log > > > > Unable to find cvs executable. Changelog will be empty > > > > > > > > The FAQ mentions this problem, but says that trying to > > run the shown > > > > command from the command line should show what is wrong. > > > > However, when I > > > > run that command from the command line, i.e. "cvs -d > > > > :sspi:cvsserver.foo.co.uk:F:\CVSRepository log", it seems to > > > > work fine. > > > > Also, I discovered that if I place the cvs executable in > > the working > > > > directory, that works. This /suggests/ to me that the > > invocation is > > > > prepending the working directory to the invocation, which > > > is not quite > > > > what I'm after... > > > > > > > > Anyone know how to fix this behaviour, either by being > > able to fully > > > > specify the cvs executable, or fixing it in some other way? > > > > > > > > I'm using maven-1.0-rc1 on Win2K. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > Nick Giles > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > Nick Giles > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > > > British Telecommunications plc > > > > Registered office: 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ > > > > Registered in England no. 1800000 > > > > > > > > This electronic message contains information from British > > > > Telecommunications plc which may be privileged and > > confidential. The > > > > information is intended to be for the use of the > > > > individual(s) or entity > > > > named above. 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