On 6/8/06, Martin Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It depends on whether or not you want all of the stuff that Maven site generation gives you free. I like the fact that, with about one line per plugin, I can get unit test reports, Javadocs, Checkstyle, PMD, FindBugs, code coverage, cross-ref, developer and file activity, change logs, and much more. I can also see at a glance where to find the mailing lists, the source code, the issue tracking system, and the project's dependencies. I can enter my FAQs in a simple Q&A format and have Maven generate a TOC with all the right links. And anyone who's ever seen a Maven-generated site before will know exactly where to find all those things.
All of which are totally specific to a Java implementation, and are meaningless to anything else.... And all of which seem to assume that you totally live and breath with maven, which I personally don't like. A simple ant buildfile for building seems like more than enough to me. There's no reason that the build system needs to encompass every aspect of the project. -garrett
