you want to create eclipse plugins through maven? check
http://mevenide.codehaus.org/maven-eclipse-plugin-plugin/index.html
but I'm not sure it completely covers your usecase. Doesn't eclipse
have some plugin project templates?
Regards
Milos
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:57:16 -0800, dan tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks you for the advices.
>
> By quickly scanning thru Eclipse and Maven's eclipse plugin.
> I do understand that Maven can generate Eclipse projects. What about
> eclipse plugin , can maven generate plugin related files??.
> Sorry at this moment, I dont know eclipse too much to figure it out
> my self.
>
> -Dan
>
>
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:21:43 +0100, Laurent PETIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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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