On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Stephen Connolly <[email protected]> wrote: > in fairness i think i wrote most of the docs. Kohsuke's original docs were > less than minimal. most of the docs were written while on public transport > on a shitty little netbook.
Well, little did I know. Having met KK's work before, I just assumed that this was an unusually verbose example :-) > > i don't currently have the time to prettify the docs further, and when i > have time i want to sort out the versions-maven-plugin integration tests so > that i can roll releases with new features safely > > - Stephen > > --- > Sent from my Android phone, so random spelling mistakes, random nonsense > words and other nonsense are a direct result of using swype to type on the > screen > On 9 Oct 2011 23:14, "Benson Margulies" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you have to support 1.5, the easiest thing to do is eschew the use >> of 1.6 features. Just set the compiler plugin options for source and >> target of 1.5. >> >> After you do that, you might still want the sniffer, since this does >> not stop you from accidentally coding calls to methods introduced in >> 1.6. >> >> If you really need 1.6 features, you might consider looking at >> retroweaver, which can convert 1.6 jars into 1.5 jars. *However*, once >> you start having two versions of a jar floating around (one for 1.5, >> one for 1.6), Maven is not really terribly helpful. This is not a >> use-case, apparently, that was anywhere near the front of the >> collective Maven mind when the dependency model was designed. >> >> As for the comprehensibility of the AS docs, well, KK is one of the >> smartest, nicest, guys pumping out useful stuff for the rest of us. >> However, the doc he writes is the doc he writes. Or, for another >> perspective, I could quote Tom Lehrer: "The problem with folk music is >> that it is written by the people." Considering what you are paying for >> this stuff, you might be argued to be getting a pretty good deal. >> >> My usual modus operandi is to go looking at a live example of the use >> of something if I am unclear as to how to use it. This can be an >> interesting easter-egg hunt. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
