I'm looking for help getting going with Maven and Eclipse. I've read
lots, but have been unable to synthesis what I've read into a practical,
working procedure. I'm looking for some direction (URLs or other
suggestions).
Where am I?
I have downloaded Maven and run it successfully to create the sample
myapp Hello World project.
I have found and downloaded Maven plugins for Eclipse, though I haven't
figured out where to put them yet. For now, I've tucked them away in a
folder parallel to my Tomcat installation.
*C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\apache-maven-2.0.9\plugins> dir
Directory of C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\apache-maven-2.0.9\plugins
04/30/2008 07:38 PM <DIR> .
04/30/2008 07:38 PM <DIR> ..
04/30/2008 07:37 PM 409,126
maven-eclipse-plugin-2.5.1-javadoc.jar
04/30/2008 07:37 PM 181,400 maven-eclipse-plugin-2.5.1.jar
04/30/2008 07:38 PM 7,174 maven-eclipse-plugin-2.5.1.pom
3 File(s) 597,700 bytes
2 Dir(s) 95,256,113,152 bytes free*
I have used Eclipse's Sofware Update/Find and Install facility to fetch
down a plugin for Eclipse. These would apparently be the famous "Q"
plugins for use FROM Eclipse while the previous ones are those used FROM
Maven. Or so my reading encourages me to believe.
*C:\tutorial\eclipse\plugins>dir *maven*
Directory of C:\tutorial\eclipse\plugins
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 2,047,318
org.apache.maven.embedder_2.1.0.627670.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 41,565
org.apache.maven.shared.dependency.tree_1.1.0.v200802050958.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 426,398
org.devzuz.q.maven.core_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 63,497
org.devzuz.q.maven.dependency.analysis_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 17,652
org.devzuz.q.maven.dependencyviewer_0.6.0.200804131446.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 48,308
org.devzuz.q.maven.jdt.core_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 54,760
org.devzuz.q.maven.jdt.ui_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 665,387
org.devzuz.q.maven.ui_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 148,246
org.devzuz.q.maven.wizard_0.6.0.200804131445.jar
04/30/2008 09:04 PM 7,834
org.devzuz.q.maven.wtp.core_0.6.0.200804131446.jar
10 File(s) 3,520,965 bytes
0 Dir(s) 95,256,096,768 bytes free*
And I've tried running "mvn eclipse" realizing that that is way too
naive as a starting point. I'm guessing that to create a Dynamic Web
Project under Maven control for use in Eclipse, I have to create a BLANK
PROJECT on the command line in Maven, but there's something about the
Eclipse workbench plugin that will give me all the right directories and
a fully WTP-armed POM. Then, I can copy (?) this blank somewhere and use
it ever after (or just use Maven to create a new blank every time I need
one)?
The questions I'm looking to answer are:
- How do I invoke the Maven plugin inside Eclipse to "tell" Maven to
create me a "fully WTP-armed" POM?
- What does it leave lying around that tells me this has succeeded?
- What Maven command do I use on the Windoz/DOS command line to
create this mythical project with Eclipse .classpath/.metadata/etc.
stuff in it?
- How do I import the new project into Eclipse so I can get developing?
- Will the full-octane, WTP-armed POM and project hierarchy come
with /faces-config.xml/, /web.xml/, etc.
I have heard that this is possible and that Maven is going to do all
these cools things for me, but after hours of research reading link
after followed link, I've only stumbled on more or less how to install
and nothing about how to use. I'm not looking for anyone to do the work
for me, but a list of URLs or some pointers would be greatly helpful.
Thanks in advance,
Russ Bateman
