On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Aaron Digulla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quoting Stephen Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > you can use -DparentVersion=[1.3.4] >> >> to force a specific version and it rewrites the pom without changing >> any formatting or comments >> > > That sounds very promising! > > In fact, I've just downloaded the "patch" and found it's a complete plugin. > > Here are a few suggestions: > > 1. Create a new project on CodeHaus for this plugin instead of trying to > get this plugin into maven core. > This is not a "patch" but a request for a plugin to be added to codehaus... so done already!. > > 2. Rename the plugin to "pom" (for pom modification) Well there are some other goals I intend to add that make the versions-maven-plugin a better name > > 3. Make the plugin more general, i.e. allow to specify a simple XPath on > the command-line and a replacement. Kind of XML search'n'replace. > I'm more interested in version related stuff...., but I don't have objections to splitting the pom rewriting stuff (it needs some improvements) into a shared module and having a second plugin to do the other stuff. > 4. Work on the current POM and all POMs in all sub-modules. It actually does this already... but in a safer way than you'd think! It only updates the parent of projects who's parent is _not in the reactor_. If we updated the parent of projects who's parent was in the reactor we'd break the build! > > > Since I need this pretty urgent, I'm willing to help to develop this. I'll > send you a patch to your private address later today. > We need to get a codehaus committer to buy into putting it into sandbox and giving me & you commit access to sandbox > > > Regards, > > -- > Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla a.k.a. Philmann Dark > "It's not the universe that's limited, it's our imagination. > Follow me and I'll show you something beyond the limits." > http://www.pdark.de/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
