Michael McCallum wrote: > On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:59:29 Peter Horlock wrote: >> Sorry, but what's the purpose of the release plugin anyway? It's site >> doesn't really tell it: >> http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/ > Very good question and simple to answer... > > release-prepare - the release plugin will build and test your project then > tag it.
One important point not mentioned: It *ensures* that you have *no* local changes. :) > release-perform -check out the code from the tag and build the artifact > and test it and then deploy it > > > essentially a maven repository is just a cache of prebuilt tags, you can > always rebuild an artifact by providing the tag path to release-perform > > > once you are in the habit of releasing and set up some aliases or batch > files its painless, --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
