> I think it is the case that most people who use Maven will be > using a Java IDE of some sort. These take care of ensuring > that the right files are seen by the web server at the right time.
I feared as much. > Generally, though it's fairly normal (when outside of an IDE) > to package the software before letting tomcat (or any other servlet > container) at it. But not during development, surely? When actually writing the files? > If you really want tomcat to serve your files directly, you > can configure it (in conf/Catalina/localhost/myproj.xml) to > point directly at .../myproj/src/main/webapp. I'd say that > this isn't a particularly normal usage scenario though. So I'll probably try to avoid it. Thanks for your help. I got the impression that Maven is intended to be used from the start of coding on a project, but it doesn't seem to sit very well with non-IDE-based development. Is there no parallel case in Maven for the Ant model of copying files from a source tree to a build location, as outlined in the Tomcat Developer's Guide on the Apache Tomat homepage? http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/appdev/processes.html Thanks again, Lee http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
