On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:31:09 +0100, Michael Schuerig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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.
Just download the 1.0.2 release unless you have an unusual application or build process. Give us some details and we can provide help. > - Finding documentation for goals and properties. See the online documentation. In particular http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/plugins.html . > - Selectively update installed plugins Why? > Maven-based projects > > - Finding out which components and versions are available; choose a set. ? This isn't specific to maven is it? > - Selectively update the dependencies to newer available versions. maven jar:install or maven jar:install-snapshot ? > - Defining properties (which ones are available? possible values?). See the documentation, specifically the User's Guide ( http://maven.apache.org/reference/user-guide.html ). > - Easily(!) attaching source code and javadocs to components for use in > Eclipse. I'm not sure if the javadocs are automated for the eclipse plugin, but wouldn't the source suffice, since it has the javadoc in it. See the plugin's documentation here http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/eclipse/ . > - Tracking the changing CVS HEAD-version of an external project as a > dependency (provided a regularly updated copy is locally available). Use SNAPSHOT as the version. See http://maven.apache.org/reference/user-guide.html#Using_SNAPSHOT_Dependencies . > > Finally, Is anyone working on a Maven book? I would highly appreciate > such a thing. I know of one: Maven - More than Magic by Milind Parikh. See http://www.milindparikh.com/ -- http://www.multitask.com.au/people/dion/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
