OK, move the config file to a separate project then. The use the dependency plugin as someone else suggested, and unpack.
Have a look at the assembly plugin. You can control which folder stuff is added to in the archive. (define outputDirectory) /Anders On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:26, Maimon Oded <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for the very quick response. > I've one project that include a configuration file, the same configuration > file with same values need to be used in other projects (more than one), i > didn't want to keep the same file on multiple projects and maintain each of > them. > > i can change the structure of the project to maven structure but my issue > with it is that in assembly that i create i want all files in > src/main/config to be save to conf directory, but what the assembly plugin > does instead is creating directory structure like this > conf/src/main/config/<files> (i actually need conf/<files>) > > this xml file is being used by the other projects by sending the xml path > as > a VM parameter... > > i hope i made my self clear... > > thanks > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Anders Hammar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Your structure is not following the Maven file structure standard. All > > files > > should typically be in the appropriate directory below src (like > > src/main/config, src/main/scripts, etc). > > > > I find what you're trying to do strange. We would most likely be able to > > suggest a good solution if you provided more info on what you're trying > to > > actually achieve. > > > > I don't understand why you would like to assemble the content of a > project > > plus a minor part of some other project. What's the purpose? Why isn't > the > > xml file in the project to begin with? > > > > /Anders > > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 09:55, Maimon Oded <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm new to maven and I've a basic question that i hope that someone can > > > help > > > me with, my projects structure looks something like this: > > > > > > My project structure is simple: > > > - Project A > > > - src > > > - conf > > > - myxml.xml > > > - scripts > > > > > > - Project B > > > - src > > > > > > I would like to have an assembly for project B that will include only > the > > > myxml.xml file from project A + all the files in project B, > > > is it possible? how? > > > > > > thanks, > > > Oded. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Oded. >
