Good day, As for the first question, please refer to Wayne's answer.
As for the second one, - Yes. I edit the pom.xml file just like a regular xml file. For more info, kindly see [1]. And as for the third one, please refer to nico's answer. Cheers, Franz [1] http://maven.apache.org/ref/2.0.4/maven-model/maven.html lightbulb432 wrote: > > My biggest point of confusion on this is the intermingling of the "Build > Path" set within Eclipse (which creates a .classpath file) and the > "dependencies" set in the pom.xml. How are these the same, and how are the > different? Do both still need to be used? > > So in your case are you not using any Maven plugin, essentially just > editing your POMs from within Eclipse as a regular XML file? > > On a slightly related note, I haven't been able to find a DTD/XSD for > pom.xml, so Eclipse won't do autocomplete or validation for my pom.xml, > which would be nice as I'm just learning this... > > > > franz see wrote: >> >> Good day, >> >> Personally, I still use maven in the command line, and Eclipse as an >> editor. >> >> What I do is that >> 1. I go to the directory of my maven project >> 2. Do mvn "eclipse:clean eclipse:eclipse" ( "eclipse:clean" is to make >> sure I start with a clean slate ) >> 3. Then create the eclipse project from an existing source ( where the >> source is the the directory in #1 ). >> >> As for the commands, you can do "mvn --help" to see the options >> available. Other than that, you can enter either a goal or a lifecycle >> phase ( see [1] about their difference ). But for beginners, executing >> maven commands based on lifecycle phases are usually enough. >> >> Cheers, >> Franz >> >> [1] >> http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-pom.html >> ( official version ) >> [2] >> http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/introduction-to-the-lifecycle >> ( wiki'd version ) >> >> >> lightbulb432 wrote: >>> >>> I understand there are Eclipse IDE plugins, but from downloading and >>> trying one of them it seems like there's very little it actually does >>> (at least from what I can tell), and they're quite poorly documented for >>> total beginners like me. >>> >>> Based on your experience, do you mostly use Maven from the command-line? >>> What types of things do you do within Eclipse with Maven to simplify >>> your development process? >>> >>> Could you recommend what a good Eclipse plugin would be? I've seen a >>> couple, and I really can't tell which is comparatively the best...some >>> suggestions would be appreciated. >>> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maven-from-command-line-only--tf3225422s177.html#a8968029 Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
