I don't think this existed when I first tried with Maven (my example was from many moons ago), but this is another tool in my toolbox now. Thank you! :-)
Cheers, Paul On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Stephen Connolly < stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote: > > > I, myself, have also found the lack of ordered plugin execution to be > > wanting. Stephen does have a point: complex behavior is likely be better > > encapsulated in a new plugin. I don't disagree, but that route can be > steep > > and I don't want to be detoured into always writing a new plugin. Many > > times such behavior can be emulated simply by aggregating the use of > > plugins in an ordered fashion. For example, one plugin executes a SQL > > script to setup a database, the next plugin executes a Java program to > > populate the database according to logic. > > > Ahem http://flywaydb.org > > I've tried that before and can't > > because such plugin ordering doesn't exist. So if there is an easy way to > > bring this minor enhancement to the Maven community, in 3.x, I think we > > should. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Paul > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Ron Wheeler < > > rwhee...@artifact-software.com <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > "We are not a cult." > > > If we already have a "we", we are half way there! > > > Just short a charismatic leader and a "Book of the Way". > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > On 04/06/2014 3:22 PM, Jason van Zyl wrote: > > > > > >> On Jun 4, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Stephen Connolly < > > >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > >> That's usually a sign that you have wandered off The Maven Way™ > > >>> > > >>> No it's not. They have valid points and the implementation is > > deficient > > >> in this regard. Everything that's presently here is not immutable. > > Calling > > >> it "The Maven Way" doesn't make it usable or without flaws. I'm not > even > > >> sure where this saying came from but we're not a cult. > > >> > > >> There are ways back onto the blessed path... they typically involve > > >>> writing > > >>> a plugin > > >>> > > >>> Thanks, > > >> > > >> Jason > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > > >> Jason van Zyl > > >> Founder, Apache Maven > > >> http://twitter.com/jvanzyl > > >> http://twitter.com/takari_io > > >> --------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I > > have > > >> no respect. > > >> > > >> -- Edward Gibbon > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > Ron Wheeler > > > President > > > Artifact Software Inc > > > email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com <javascript:;> > > > skype: ronaldmwheeler > > > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my phone >
