I found the following FAQ about Q4E: http://code.google.com/p/q4e/wiki/FAQ
Features * running Maven goals from the IDE * dependency managing using the Maven POM, with automatic download of dependencies * keeping Eclipse classpath synchronized with Maven POM * dependency graphing <http://code.google.com/p/q4e/wiki/DependencyGraphViewer> * direct import of Maven 2 projects * wizard for creation of new projects using the archetype mechanism * modular approach to improve reusability by other Eclipse projects * ability to import parent projects (pom projects) <http://code.google.com/p/q4e/wiki/ImportingMultiprojects> (from 0.5.0) * ability to cancel maven builds (from 0.5.0) * dependency analysis tooling (from 0.5.0) What are the differences between this plugin and m2eclipse (aka Tycho)? The objective of this plugin is to be part of the Eclipse Foundation <http://www.eclipse.org> , for that reason the license is EPL and we are going to follow the foundation procedures. Thanks to the sponsorship of DevZuz <http://www.devzuz.com> , an Eclipse Strategic Developer Member <http://www.eclipse.org/membership/showMember.php?member_id=824> we are in a good position to achieve this goal. Besides the objective, there are technical differences. While m2eclipse shows Maven output in a console, Q is based in events and will show them in an organized way that allows filtering by severity, search,... Functionality like the dependency graph, or creation of new projects using the archetype mechanism are only present in Q. Also it's implemented in several modules with reusability and extension in mind so other people can develop their own plugins taking advantage of the functionality they need (see for instance Candy for Appfuse <http://ramblingabout.wordpress.com/2007/09/02/candy-for-appfuse-will-be -under-extreme-refactoring/> ). In any case the underlying Maven libraries used for both plugins are the same (the Maven Embedder) and both plugin developers collaborate in its development. -----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:45 PM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: Mevenide vs. M2Eclipse, Q for Eclipse/IAM I googled around to try to find a comparison between Mevenide and the alternatives, and didn't come up with much. Can someone tell me the differences? (I've spend some time with m2eclipse, and I'm *not* impressed). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
