Would be nice
But right now impossible :( (I believe swftools and ffmpeg are the blockers)


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Alexei Fedotov <alexei.fedo...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Max, let me add that Ubuntu has quite a list of build system requirements
> which help including Openmeetings into standard distribution. It worth
> taking a look.
>
> --
> With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями,
> Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов,
> http://dataved.ru/
> +7 916 562 8095
>
> [1] Start using Apache Openmeetings today, http://openmeetings.apache.org/
> [2] Join Alexei Fedotov @linkedin, http://ru.linkedin.com/in/dataved/
> [3] Join Alexei Fedotov @facebook, http://www.facebook.com/openmeetings
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 1:10 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It is quite complex. For instance the openlaszlo compilation is not a
>> widespread maven target. I think we also have a bit a learning curve to
>> get
>> comfortable with the new options.
>> I think a migration phase is quite acceptable for everybody.
>>
>> Sebastian
>> On Apr 4, 2014 10:04 PM, "Maxim Solodovnik" <solomax...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > OK
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > I'll checking working parts and things will live "in parallel" for some
>> > time
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 4:02 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>> > seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> We would like to go away from a highly customized build process to a
>> >> standardize process to build, develop, release and test software.
>> >>
>> >> While Ant is tool which is good to compile software we are already need
>> >> to extend it with Ivy to get dependency management. While Ivy is also
>> using
>> >> Maven repositories in the end. Maven will integrate that in one tool
>> >> without hacking our own way.
>> >>
>> >> Maven further has standardized hooks for instance to release software.
>> >> For example this entire naming convention "-SNAPSHOT" that we simulate
>> >> manually, actually its root is from Maven, where this is just the way
>> Maven
>> >> calls the packages. And Maven supplies a build target to create a
>> release,
>> >> commit the tag to the SVN and update the main branch to with the
>> version
>> >> name in one go.
>> >> Same for Testing, we simulate Maven functionality while Maven has a
>> build
>> >> in target that would nicely integrate with Jenkins to generate our test
>> >> reports. Building the test suite is part of the Maven release and build
>> >> process. So every build will automatically include the regression test.
>> >> Instead of us manually somehow hook some hand coded ant builds in some
>> >> order, Maven would do that.
>> >> In other words: It is not just a tool to compile something, it is
>> >> framework for the entire software development life cycle , build,
>> develop,
>> >> test and release.
>> >>
>> >> Besides that it makes it easier for us to build components that are
>> less
>> >> coupled and can life on their own. We can build multiple Maven plugins.
>> >> While we do not see use in some of our JARs and classes, others might
>> be.
>> >> The more accessible we make our project the easier it will be for 3rd
>> party
>> >> to hook into our application and contribute something.
>> >>
>> >> Our ANT script is pretty much an organic grown monster. I started it
>> with
>> >> 10 lines of build script. Now it is thousands. For anybody beyond you
>> and
>> >> me this is pretty much un-maintainable. And with Maven we do not only
>> solve
>> >> that but also can get rid of some of the custom build script as it is
>> >> already build into Maven.
>> >>
>> >> So from my point of view that would be a very desirable goal to migrate
>> >> to Maven. It is probably not as straightforward as switching a couple
>> of
>> >> flags, but the longer we wait the more difficult it will be to maintain
>> >> what we have.
>> >>
>> >> Sebastian
>> >> On Apr 4, 2014 9:26 PM, "Maxim Solodovnik" <solomax...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hello Sebastian,
>> >>>
>> >>> I have started to migrate our build system to maven.
>> >>> Could you please remind me why do we need such migration?
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> WBR
>> >>> Maxim aka solomax
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > WBR
>> > Maxim aka solomax
>> >
>>
>
>


-- 
WBR
Maxim aka solomax

Reply via email to