Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread KARR, DAVID
I noticed a comment in http://www.dzone.com/links/r/continuous_delivery_using_maven_3.html about not using the release plugin because it checks in POMs after updating versions, which isn't suited to a continuous delivery pipeline. Is the release plugin intended to be run manually

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Graham Leggett
. Is the release plugin intended to be run manually, and not part of an automated build? The documentation for the plugin doesn't really address this question. In theory, any plugin target can be executed as part of an automated build, the release plugin is no different. Regards, Graham -- smime.p7s

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Brian Topping
pipeline. Is the release plugin intended to be run manually, and not part of an automated build? The documentation for the plugin doesn't really address this question. The deploy phase is typically used for CI. See http://www.sonatype.com/books/mvnref-book/reference/lifecycle-sect-common

RE: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Lyons, Roy
-- but that's my job as an SCM engineer :) Thanks, Roy -Original Message- From: KARR, DAVID [mailto:dk0...@att.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:02 AM To: Maven Users List Subject: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually? I noticed a comment in http://www.dzone.com/links/r

RE: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Thiessen, Todd (Todd)
think is as easy as it may at first sound. -Original Message- From: Lyons, Roy [mailto:roy.ly...@cmegroup.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:43 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually? My recommendation is to keep your release

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Wayne Fay
I noticed a comment in ... about not using the release plugin because it checks in POMs after updating versions, which isn't suited to a continuous delivery pipeline. Is the release plugin intended to be run manually, and not part of an automated build? The plugin can be used in an automated

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Benson Margulies
Every time that 'continuous delivery' shows up on this mailing list, we end up with 10,000 lines of opinionated email about this extraordinarily controversial topic. I respectfully plead with all of you to use this mailing list for practical, answerable, questions about the behavior of Maven, and

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Ansgar Konermann
What will happen to maven if we moderate discussions touching continuous delivery aggressively? Those who do want to use CD, which tools will they use? Where can they learn how to use maven for CD? How can maven developers learn how maven could evolve to facilitate maven usage in CD setups?

Re: Is the release plugin intended to be run manually?

2012-09-11 Thread Stephen Connolly
I have used maven for CD on some projects... But I find CD to be less useful than a simple release often approach. The key take home of CD for me is that you always should be able to release the master branch. That no long lived branches should exist is secondary. Actually pushing releases every