When you compile in eclipse using m2e it's not executing the lifecycle. How
are you executing the build, exactly?
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Luciano Mantuaneli <
luciano.mantuan...@cpmbraxis.com> wrote:
> Greetings.
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> I have a very specific need in a java project in Eclipse: The jars which
> the project depends on must be copied to an external folder.
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> The *maven-dependency-plugin* and its *copy-*dependencies goal come to
> mind immediately.
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> As a test, I wrote the following pom.xml:
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> <project ...>
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> ...
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> <build>
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> ...
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> <plugins>
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> ...
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> <plugin>
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> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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> <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
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> <executions>
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> <execution>
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> <id>copy-dependencies</id>
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> <phase>process-resources</phase>
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> <goals>
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> <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
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> </goals>
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> <configuration>
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> <outputDirectory>${my.external.location}/alterloc</outputDirectory>
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> <excludeArtifactIds>servlet-api</excludeArtifactIds>
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> </configuration>
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> </execution>
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> </executions>
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> </plugin>
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> </plugins>
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> </build>
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> </project>
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> -----
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> However, the above pom shows some bogus behavior, depending on the user
> action:
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> 1) Right-clicking the project and selecting “Maven >
> Update Project Configuration”: The folder “alterloc” is created in
> “my.external.location”, and the jars, but servlet-api, are copied to it -
> Just as expected.
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> 2) Compiling the project: The folder “dependency” is
> created in “project.build.directory”, and the jars, including servlet-api,
> are copied to it – Not expected, once the configurations seems to be ignored
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> I already tried to change the phase to “compile”, to “process-classes”, but
> in that case it’s even worst: The dependencies wasn’t copied at all.
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> What am I doing wrong?
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> Thanks in advance
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> *Luciano Mantuaneli ** <http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianomantuaneli>*
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