Yea I use it as well for exactly that (classpath container variable). Works great!
-aps On 2/14/07, Thierry Lach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This Eclipse plugin does a decent job of consolidating M2 and Eclipse... http://maven.apache.org/eclipse-plugin.html It creates an Eclipse classpath container that is dynamically loaded from the pom.xml (or from the parent and child pom.xml files if there are embedded child modules). On 2/14/07, lightbulb432 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh wow, that sounds handy. > > Now is there an Eclipse plugin you could recommend that does that all from > within Eclipse? Currently I do nearly all development within Eclipse, and > I'd strongly prefer not to have to jump back and forth from command-line > outside Eclipse to a GUI within it...I prefer the latter. > > Maybe some of you could describe your experiences with the maven Eclipse > plugins and whether they're a convenience...(maybe recommend what you > use?) > > Thanks? > > > > Wayne Fay wrote: > > > > For Maven to work, you need the dependencies set up properly in your > > pom.xml file. > > > > For Eclipse to work, you need the build path set up properly in your > > .classpath file. > > > > The Maven Eclipse plugin simply writes out an Eclipse .classpath file > > from the dependencies listed in your Maven pom.xml, so you really only > > need to manage the dependencies in one place, and generate the other. > > > > Wayne > > > > On 2/14/07, lightbulb432 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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#a8967475 > >> Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Maven-from-command-line-only--tf3225422s177.html#a8967856 > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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