On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 at 21:39, Vladimir Sitnikov <sitnikov.vladi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Philippe> We are on svn for now right ? > > Let's figure that out. I've started a thread for it. > > Philippe> I mean comparing sources between revisions. If structure > changes that can be harderI see.
That was one of the major issues when we looked at moving to Maven a few years back. Maven expects a different directory layout, otherwise the POMs need extra settings. Some plugins may not expect non-standard layouts; it's very unlikely all plugins have been tested with non-standard layouts Also Maven is hard to use with multiple jar files, and Maven modules behave strangely. e.g. unless you run Maven install, Maven does not pick up changes in a dependent module because it relies on the local repo for resolving references. As already noted, Maven is also hard to customise. It works fine single modules, but we have had problems in Commons with even the simplest multi-module components. When it goes wrong, it can be very hard to debug. > I see. > > Vladimir
