The plug-ins list and matrix are invaluable too: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/index.html http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Maven+Plugin+Matrix
The biggest jump from going from ant to maven is that sense of "control" that you get in ant being able to put code and files wherever you like. Maven enforces project development patterns which allows it to be more powerful than ant by assuming standards are in place, it lets you deal with the things you normally had to explicitly say in your ant script. -j --------------------------------------------------- Justin Fung [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Analyst, Business Systems IT Banking Systems, e-Business HSBC Bank Canada http://www.hsbc.ca p: (604) 643-6605 f: (604) 643-6727 "Tom Joad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/06/2006 10:06 AM Please respond to "Maven Users List" To: "Maven Users List" <[email protected]> cc: Subject: Re: Maven 2 guide for ant users Our Ref: Your Ref: I suggest to you to follow maven getting started documentation for a first and good approach of maven . Tom. 2006/4/6, EJ Ciramella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This isn't what I'm looking for. > > What I'm looking for is something that has things like > > Ant target = maven goal > Ant task = maven ?? > > Ant -projecthelp = mvn ?? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Joad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 12:48 PM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Maven 2 guide for ant users > > Hello, > Please see http://maven.apache.org/ant-tasks.html > it is a bit thin but very helpful. > Tom. > > 2006/4/6, EJ Ciramella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Is there anything like this? I'm very used to typing "ant > -projecthelp" > > and seeing a list of targets an descriptions. > > > > I'm trying to learn some maven stuffs (we may be switching soon). > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************************** This email may contain confidential information, and is intended only for the named recipient and may be privileged. Distribution or copying of this email by anyone other than the named recipient is prohibited. If you are not the named recipient, please notify us immediately and permanently destroy this email and all copies of it. Internet email is not private, secure, or reliable. No member of the HSBC Group is liable for any errors or omissions in the content or transmission of this email. Any opinions contained in this email are solely those of the author and, unless clearly indicated otherwise in writing, are not endorsed by any member of the HSBC Group. *************************************************************** Ce courriel peut renfermer des renseignements confidentiels et privilégiés et s'adresse au destinataire désigné seulement. La distribution ou la copie de ce courriel par toute personne autre que le destinataire désigné est interdite. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire désigné, veuillez nous en aviser immédiatement et détruire de façon permanente ce courriel ainsi que toute copie de celui-ci. La transmission de courriel par Internet ne constitue pas un mode de transmission confidentiel, sécuritaire ou fiable. Aucun membre du Groupe HSBC ne sera responsable des erreurs ou des omissions relatives au contenu ou à la transmission de ce courriel. L'auteur de ce courriel est seul responsable des opinions émises dans ce courriel, lesquelles, à moins d'un avis contraire fourni par écrit, ne sont pas endossées par aucun membre du Groupe HSBC. ***************************************************************
