Hi every one,
I would like introduce archiver-maven-plugin. It is a cut down version of
maven-assembly-plugin with the following functionalities.
1. Smaller feature scope - compression/archiving only
2. Descriptor's objects are exposed through plugin's configuration.
This way, we can take advantage of expression processing provided by
the PM.
3. Install and deploy are thru artifact attachments.
4. No direct DependencySet support, user can use dependency-maven-plugin
instead.
I am still struggling to decide if spinning this plugin off
maven-assembly-plugin,
is a good idea. However by cutting down feature scope, the plugin will be
very
stable in the long term.
Suggestions?
Thanks
-Dan

dan tran wrote:
2. Descriptor's objects are exposed through plugin's configuration.
This way, we can take advantage of expression processing provided by
the PM.

I think we need to introduce this to the assembly plugin anyway.

I am still struggling to decide if spinning this plugin off
maven-assembly-plugin,
is a good idea. However by cutting down feature scope, the plugin will be
very
stable in the long term.

What is the benefit of having a limited feature set if the assembly
plugin is able to do this? I don't quite see the reasoning.
- Brett

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1/2/06, Brett Porter <brett (AT) apache (DOT) orgwrote:

dan tran wrote:
2. Descriptor's objects are exposed through plugin's configuration.
This way, we can take advantage of expression processing provided
by
the PM.

I think we need to introduce this to the assembly plugin anyway.

Sound good, is it thru a seperate mojo?

I am still struggling to decide if spinning this plugin off
maven-assembly-plugin,
is a good idea. However by cutting down feature scope, the plugin will
be
very
stable in the long term.

What is the benefit of having a limited feature set if the assembly
plugin is able to do this? I don't quite see the reasoning.

I think most user need is the capablity to assembly files and dendencies
together.
This is exactly archiver-maven-plugin provides ( exception the dependencies
).
The maven-assembly-plugin has a rich set of features that I think It will
take for ever
to release.

- Brett

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dan tran wrote:
1/2/06, Brett Porter <brett (AT) apache (DOT) orgwrote:
>dan tran wrote:
2. Descriptor's objects are exposed through plugin's configuration.
This way, we can take advantage of expression processing provided
>by
the PM.

>I think we need to introduce this to the assembly plugin anyway.

Sound good, is it thru a seperate mojo?

No, I think the existing mojo needs to interpolate the descriptor.

I think most user need is the capablity to assembly files and dendencies
together.
This is exactly archiver-maven-plugin provides ( exception the dependencies
).
The maven-assembly-plugin has a rich set of features that I think It will
take for ever
to release.

I still don't understand. The assembly plugin is already released! :)
Do you mean the wait for the 2.1 release?
- Brett

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1/2/06, Brett Porter <brett (AT) apache (DOT) orgwrote:

dan tran wrote:
1/2/06, Brett Porter <brett (AT) apache (DOT) orgwrote:
>dan tran wrote:
2. Descriptor's objects are exposed through plugin's configuration.
This way, we can take advantage of expression processing provided
>by
the PM.

>I think we need to introduce this to the assembly plugin anyway.
>
>
Sound good, is it thru a seperate mojo?

No, I think the existing mojo needs to interpolate the descriptor.

K, let me see what I can do!!

I think most user need is the capablity to assembly files and dendencies
together.
This is exactly archiver-maven-plugin provides ( exception the
dependencies
).
The maven-assembly-plugin has a rich set of features that I think It
will
take for ever
to release.

I still don't understand. The assembly plugin is already released! :)
Do you mean the wait for the 2.1 release?

It has been 2 and half months. ;-) Is it time a for a new release?

Any how, I agree that It does not look right when there are 2 similar
plugins.

- Brett

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K, let me see what I can do!!
:)
- Brett
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