Awesome. thanks guys. On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Chad La Joie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to start here: > > http://www.sonatype.com/book/ > > I tried learning Maven from the website as well and found it nearly > impossible. I don't use the site as anything more than a reference manual > for plugin options. > > > > Rick wrote: > > > I'm really struggling with the way the maven2 site is organized. > > > > I'm on the getting started guide > > http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/index.html > > > > I get to the point where it mentions "How do I make my first Maven > > project" and it talks about Archetypes. I figured I'd like to see what > > archetypes I can use since the one it shows seems to make a jar (and > > I'm curious about ears and wars as well.) So I lick on the link right > > there in the description "Introduction to Archetypes" and I'm brought > > to this page which says very little. > > > http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-archetypes.html > > > > So I figured I'll browse the site and try to find out how I can find a > > list of archetypes. Now where would you go on the site to find this? > > I'd think this would be important information? > > > > I've been looking everywhere. I shouldn't have to go to a FAQ for this > > important information, but more on that later. So I'm not going to the > > FAQ and searching all the menu items. By accident I happen to look at > > plugins and I noticed an "archetype" plugin so I click on that and get > > some decent info but still no explanation of what archetypes are > > available. > > > > Eventually I give up and figure I'll browse the FAQ. There happens to > > be a link "How do I get a list of archetypes" but when I click on it I > > get a 404 > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/archetype/trunk/maven-archetypes > > > > A frustrating start for me. I hope it gets better. > > > > > > -- > SWITCH > Serving Swiss Universities > -------------------------- > Chad La Joie, Software Engineer, Security > Werdstrasse 2, P.O. Box, 8021 Zürich, Switzerland > phone +41 44 268 15 75, fax +41 44 268 15 68 > [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.switch.ch > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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