Yesterday I've started to convert my first simple project to Maven. Right now it is more pain than pleasure, but I hope it becomes enjoyable soon.
I've come up with several tasks that I need to accomplish related to Maven itself or Maven-based projects. With my current understanding of things, these tasks are possible, of course, but unduly effortful, involving looking up docs and installed components on more than one web site and repository and manually entering information so found in configuration files. Maven itself - Finding out which plugins and versions are available; choosing a set for installation. - Finding documentation for goals and properties. - Selectively update installed plugins Maven-based projects - Finding out which components and versions are available; choose a set. - Selectively update the dependencies to newer available versions. - Defining properties (which ones are available? possible values?). - Easily(!) attaching source code and javadocs to components for use in Eclipse. - Tracking the changing CVS HEAD-version of an external project as a dependency (provided a regularly updated copy is locally available). Finally, Is anyone working on a Maven book? I would highly appreciate such a thing. Michael -- Michael Schuerig The more it stays the same, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The less it changes! http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ --Spinal Tap, The Majesty of Rock --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
