Eelco
Christopher Turner wrote:
+1 I'm with Martijn on this, havind had similar issues on other projects.
CVS build - no libs, use maven repository
Source distribution - libs with ANT & maven scripts + Eclipse and IDEA projects
Binary distribtion - libs only
Chris
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 December 2004 10:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Wicket-develop] Dependency libraries in CVS > > > One should differentiate between building wicket from CVS, > building Wicket from the distributable and applications using > Wicket. For the latter two, we supply the downloadable > distribution complete with ant and maven build scripts, > including the libraries. > > When building wicket from CVS, we require maven as build > tool. This enables us to deliver a new release including an > up to date website without effort (if everybody keeps using > maven). Upgrading all projects each time when a library is > upgraded is a source for errors which is too easily stepped over. > > When building wicket using the distribution, we don't require > maven as build tool, but deliver the complete package > including the dependend jars. Developers wanting to build > wicket themselves can use ant, maven, idea, eclipse or > whatever suits their needs as far as I'm concerned. > > My main objection is that all projects seem to have their own > lib directory where everytime all the dependencies are > replicated. This is a recipe for disaster. We already have > problems keeping our unit tests running between the different > projects. I vividly imagine what happens with the duplication > of the libraries. > > Maven has its faults and problems, but the dependency support > is very good and enables us to provide perfect support for > ant/eclipse/idea/netbeans/etc. *in the distributable* at no > cost in duplication. > > Martijn > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > real users. Discover which products truly live up to the > hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Wicket-develop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-develop > >
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