Hi, Thanks for the time and consideration for replying to this message. I am doing this on windows XP and i am limiting the versions or releases to the current ones. I have read the exec maven plugin as well as the other documents before. But i havnt still got a hang of how the exec plugin could be used to open the exe file. Could you please post a sample snippet or any other example of code. The exec-maven-plugin talked about in codehaus is mostly on how to use a jar file and not much in detail.
For example my exe file installation is Netbeans 6.8 which i have in a fixed location, how do i open this exe file for installation and how do i proceed with the automation instead of the user doing it manually, all through a Maven application. It may sound complicated to me but i am curious to know if there is a solution to this or am i going to hit a dead end. Thank you harish Wayne Fay wrote: > >> Hi i have been trying to develop a automated application on maven which >> reduces the time of people in installing various programs such as >> netbeans,grails or any other program on a brand new or a formatted PC. > > Unless your target is a specific platform (eg Windows XP), I'm not > sure how easy this will actually be since you'll need to use different > types of executable files for each different platform etc. Also you'll > need to keep updating the plugin to reflect new versions of apps as > they are released which can be a bit like hitting a moving target. I'm > also unsure as to the actual value of this plugin (for me personally, > perhaps others would find it very useful). > >> 1. Do i have to write my own plugin for this, i read about a EXEC plugin >> which helps run a external exe file. Is that enough, how can i configure >> it? > > The exec-maven-plugin is very well documented. > http://mojo.codehaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/exec-mojo.html > >> 2. If i have to write a plugin, can anyone give me some proper material >> on >> how this can be done. > > Writing a new Maven plugin is also well documented. > http://maven.apache.org/guides/plugin/guide-java-plugin-development.html > http://www.sonatype.com/books/maven-book/reference/writing-plugins.html > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/308865/good-tutorial-for-writing-maven-plugins > >> 3. I would be very happy if anyone could point me to the right direction. > > Find an existing plugin that does something similar to what you are > trying to do and look at its source code. Or use Google to find more > information. Then come back here when you run into SPECIFIC problems. > > Wayne > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Problems-trying-to-write-maven-application-to-automate-installation-of-netbeans%2Cgrails%2C-etc----tp27261269p27264641.html Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
