SomeDude wrote:
I am very new to Maven and from the introductory reading that I have done I
am starting to understand that if I were to use it in our projects I would
have to replace our current build process. Here are my problems:
1) Boss wants me to see if Maven can be useful for us in the documentation
process. He really likes the website feature.
2) Boss likes the way we build our projects since we have been using these
ginormous ant scripts for years now. He will not change the build process.
3) Boss would not even consider messing with our current directory
structures
My Question is:
Is there any way I could use Maven features like the website generation and
report creation without having to interfere with the current project
structure and build process?
Well. You can actually call Maven from Ant as a command line call. I
used to do exactly what you are looking for on one project. Build is
done by Ant, site and documentation done by Maven. You will have to do
some changes, but not too many.
It is probably a good first step. Once Maven is being used you will see
that there is a LOT more benefits to be gained. Definitely check out the
Better Build with Maven book and look at the migration from ant tips.
manfred
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