Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-13 Thread Barrie Treloar
On 14 July 2013 04:52, Mirko Friedenhagen wrote: > Martin, > > my point is mostly that while a lot of documentation is available, a > short summary of the base concepts is hidden in all of this pages. > Everything I wrote in my first email may be found in these pages, but > I feel it is somewhat h

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-13 Thread Mirko Friedenhagen
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RE: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-13 Thread Martin Gainty
e: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 07:01:18 +0930 > Subject: Re: How Maven works - definitions > From: baerr...@gmail.com > To: dev@maven.apache.org > > On 8 July 2013 04:01, Mirko Friedenhagen wrote: > > Hello, > > > > first of all, thanks for your replies. I think it would help v

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Barrie Treloar
On 8 July 2013 04:01, Mirko Friedenhagen wrote: > Hello, > > first of all, thanks for your replies. I think it would help very much > if an introductory would be at the plugin development page[1] to get > the big picture. Or even be repeated at the the run[2] page. > > Running Maven is trivial unt

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Mirko Friedenhagen
Hello, first of all, thanks for your replies. I think it would help very much if an introductory would be at the plugin development page[1] to get the big picture. Or even be repeated at the the run[2] page. Running Maven is trivial until you encounter problems or wish to extend stuff. I deal a l

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Lennart Jörelid
Well ... first of all, if documentation is considered important or relevant, it should be easy to find. The first principle of design is to make the function/use of an object visible. Currently, the main maven documentation for practically everyone (except, perhaps, maven developers who digs aroun

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Hervé BOUTEMY
yes, such doc is useful IMHO, since it took myself a lot of time to get it clear in my mind (particularly lifecycle->phase->goal) for the moment, I didn't find energy to write it down since I didn't know where to put it to get us work on improvements (and even if anybody would find it useful)

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Stéphane Nicoll
Maybe worth understanding why the current online documentation did not helped you. And maybe update it with this. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone On 07 Jul 2013, at 12:51, "Lennart Jörelid" wrote: > Hello there Mirko, > > I'd suggest fine-tuning the lifecycle->phase->plugin description slightly: >

Re: How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Lennart Jörelid
Hello there Mirko, I'd suggest fine-tuning the lifecycle->phase->plugin description slightly: - Maven is a tool to build software, which relies mainly on conventions. - The build is configured in an XML file called pom (project object model, or "pom file"). - Maven consists of a core

How Maven works - definitions

2013-07-07 Thread Mirko Friedenhagen
Hello, I did not find an overview and now am trying to explain firstly myself and afterwards maybe others how Maven works (to other developers): - Maven is a declarative tool to build software, which relies mainly on conventions. - Declarations are done in a XML file called pom (project object mo