Hi,
I just started using Maven, and while trying to do so I got some
problems finding the correct information. Here is a list of improvements
that could help other people when learning Maven for the first time:
* Eclipse guide (http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-ide-eclipse.html)
- While it is included under the Documentation index, the average user
will click on the Eclipse link under "IDE Integration" menu item. In
this page (http://maven.apache.org/eclipse-plugin.html), you will be
directed to external websites, probably missing the "Eclipse guide",
which contains vital information about setting the Maven repository in
Eclipse. A link to the Eclipse guide in the Eclipse integration page is
a must.
- The Eclipse guide should mention that if you are using the M2Eclipse
plugin, it is better to use "mvn eclipse:m2eclipse" when generating the
project, as this will allow for correct dependency administration using
the m2eclipse plugin.
- The guide should also mention how you create the project files for
Eclipse if you are working with a webapp, as in "mvn -Dwtpversion=1.5
eclipse:m2eclipse".
- Related to the two previous points, you need to activate the M2Eclipse
dependency in Eclipse: Project Properties -> J2EE Module dependencies
for your webapp to see the m2eclipse dependencies.
* Site documentation
- How to generate pages in UTF-8? it may seem obvious, but it took a
while on the search engines:
...
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.0-beta-6</version>
<configuration>
<locales>en</locales>
<inputEncoding>utf-8</inputEncoding>
<outputEncoding>utf-8</outputEncoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
...
I Hope that someone can go over these simple things. It will really help new
people get into Maven.
See you!
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