With maven, it seems to me easier to manage platform dependent code, such as
replacing "on the fly" tokens for your platform in some files, or entire
resources directories.
Example : My maven directory layout includes src/conf/all, src/conf/dev,
src/conf/preprod, src/conf/prod, src/conf/test as resources directories.
In my project.xml, I declare as resource directories :
${basedir}/src/conf/all, and ${basedir}/src/conf/${currentResourcesChoice}
pointing to the good directory.
In my build.xml, I set the current target platform for compilation :
currentResourcesChoice=dev (for example).
Another interesting thing is for unit testing : you generally need to
include different resources for the unit tests (ie from the src/conf/test
directory).
But in Eclipse you can not easily exclude the src/conf/dev resource
directory, replacing it with src/conf/test.
You have to go to the project properties and change the java source
directories .... not very pratical !
With maven, you just open a "maven console" in a dos shell, type in
test:test once for the entire day, and "alt+tab" + "Enter" the other times,
not so bad for a more supple project management process.
My 0.02 euros,
--
Laurent
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Milos Kleint [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoy� : jeudi 23 d�cembre 2004 10:12
� : Maven Users List; dan tran
Objet : Re: Maven vs Eclipse build
advantages, in no particular order
1. generating the web site with all the reports and docs
2. automated builds - nightly, after every commit (not sure if that
can be achieved with eclipse build but assume not)
3. no eclipse lock-in, can use other IDEs as well (netbeans,
jbuilder)..maybe not relevant to you
4. variety of maven plugins for different technologies, no need to
install the relevant plugin to eclipse in order to build. (not sure
about this one - I always base my builds on ant or maven)
Regards
Milos Kleint
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:33:30 -0800, dan tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to convince our team to use maven for a new application
> using eclipse.
>
> Can someone give me some advices what advantages and disadvantages
> maven together with maven-eclipse-plugin and mevenide and
> maven-eclipse-plugin-plugin has over the eclipse build.
>
> advices are greatly appreciated.
>
> -Dan
>
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