> > Each lifecycle is made up of a fixed, ordered list, of phases. The > > phases in each lifecycle are also defined by Maven core and can not be > > changed by plugins. > > Not correct. They can be changed. E.g the maven android plugin changes it.. >
I'm quite sure he is correct. The ordered list of phases for the three lifecycles in Maven core cannot be changed. > > > Goals, defined in various plugins, are attached to specific phases in > > order to create the actual "executable" lifecycle. > > Yes.. this is defined in the super pom. > No, it's not defined in the super POM. Some bindings are defined by the packaging type that you declare in your project. Others you add yourself in your pom under build/plugins. /Anders
