Yes they forged a new path through the wilderness... And now we have another Maven Way!
(Bonus points for making it independent of maven so that you are not tied to us - if you love someone set them free... If they don't come back it was not to be... Same goes for how maven should feel towards its users ;-) ) On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, Paul Benedict <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 < > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, Paul Benedict <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> 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 < > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <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 < > > > >> [email protected] <javascript:;> <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: [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > > skype: ronaldmwheeler > > > > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > > > <javascript:;> > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > > > <javascript:;> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from my phone > > > -- Sent from my phone
