Thanks for the tip. But doesn't "mvn -X install" only show you the plugins you are using when running install?
Assuming one can get a complete list of plugins and their versions, does that mean all I needed is the maven-2.0.4.zip file, a copy of the local repository, and the project's pom files (with the locked down plugin versions) to be able to reproduced the same build I have today three years from now? /Scott -----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoffrey De Smet Sent: den 1 september 2006 10:44 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Reproducing maven builds versus auto updating maven. Lock down all your plugin versions. <plugin> <groupId... <artifactId... <version>2.0-beta5</version> ... Since I 've done that I experience it as being much much more in control over the build process. When a new plugin is released, I change the version and test it locally first before committing it. Do a mvn -X install to find out which plugins you're using. Scott Tailor wrote, On 2006-09-01 10:23 AM: > I recently gave a quick hands on introductions to Maven (v2) at the > company I'm currently consulting at. The company is now interested in > testing maven out in a project. There are two major and related concerns > I have though with using maven: > > > > 1. Maven updates itself at a regular basis. Occasionally an update > seems to break maven. It has happened once to me, but I know of another > person who says it has happened more than once. I assume there is a way > to tell maven not to update itself, correct? If so, how? > 2. Another problem is if we use maven to build an application > today, and then two years need to come back to the code and make > changes, how can we be sure we can still build it? How do we preserve > the build environment for each maven project? > > > > Any help/info greatly appreciated. > > /Scott > > -- With kind regards, Geoffrey De Smet --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
