Why don't you just make this folder a subfolder of /target and when you want this cleaned out, you run clean?
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, you right. But you already answered your question! [?] > Use excludeDefaultDirectories. It works fine, really. Be sure you use 2.3 > version of maven-clean-plugin. (as it mentioned in documentation this option > work only since 2.3) > > <plugin> > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId> > <version>2.3</version> > <configuration> > <excludeDefaultDirectories>true</excludeDefaultDirectories> > </configuration> > </plugin> > > 2009/8/5 Chris <[email protected]> > >> I can delete the directories ok. What I can't do is prevent it from >> deleting the target directory. >> >> >> Alexander wrote: >> >>> No maven-clean-plugin is more flexible. Read there >>> http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-clean-plugin/examples/delete_additional_files.html >>> 2009/8/5 Chris <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> >>> I'm using maven-dependency-plugin to make a custom directory of >>> dependencies. The trouble is that I can't find a way to delete the >>> outputDirectory before the plugin runs so I can be sure there aren't >>> any old files left over in it. >>> >>> I tried to use maven-clean-plugin to do it, but it insists on >>> deleting the entire /target directory, which I don't want. It looks >>> like there is an excludeDefaultDirectories option available on the >>> command line, but putting >>> <excludeDefaultDirectories>true</excludeDefaultDirectories> in the >>> <configuration> section doesn't work. >>> >>> Any other suggestions? >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alexander >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Alexander > >
