Oh, I see, multiple options. Okay, then yes - maintenance nightmare. I think we should not easily give up Java's idea of platform independence and Maven's whole point: creating standardised, repeatable builds.
If your idea is a reaction on your latest tar.gz problems, maybe we can find another solution for it. You have not reacted on my offer to inspect your files and see if I have an idea how to fix that in Java. :-) -- Alexander Kriegisch > Am 03.06.2014 um 00:48 schrieb Dan Tran <[email protected]>: > > correct, I would expect user to install tar.exe or cygwin with tar on > windows and activate the option. By default, it still uses plexus-archiver > to unpack > > -D > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Alexander Kriegisch < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Windows does not have tar by default. You need to install Git (incl. Git >> Bash), Cygwin, GnuWin32 or similar. I would not expect any user to have tar >> installed at all or if so then in any predictable location or even >> reachable via PATH. >> -- >> Alexander Kriegisch >> >> >>> Am 03.06.2014 um 00:36 schrieb Dan Tran <[email protected]>: >>> >>> I am think of enhancing maven-dependency-plugin by adding option to >> unpack >>> 'tar' like artifact using native tar since it is faster and reserve soft >>> links (?) >>> >>> Thoughts? would it be a maintaining night mare?? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> -Dan >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
