Re: another eclipse multi module vs. flat question

2012-04-21 Thread Stephen Connolly
I often will create a "local" aggregator project which contains all the related projects I am working on. I don't check that "local" aggregator project into source control, and I throw it away when I am done with that and ready to move onto something else. If you go with tis route, then the only

Re: another eclipse multi module vs. flat question

2012-04-20 Thread Bracewell, Robert
Whatever strategy you opt for should be one that the team is comfortable with and is willing to support. I'm a fan of the flat approach. I try to keep modules as simple as possible this way builds fail fast with immediate feedback to the team. I use Maven in our environment to build out server, an

Re: another eclipse multi module vs. flat question

2012-04-20 Thread Ron Wheeler
We build an LMS application with over 70 modules. We make each project a separate Eclipse project with its own version, Maven builds a number of artifacts for us. - Libraries of common code that are used as dependencies in other projects - War files that are run under Tomcat - WebServices and We

Re: another eclipse multi module vs. flat question

2012-04-20 Thread Wayne Fay
> But what decides that foo_webapp and cmd_line belong here, just their > dependency on lib_a and the desire to share pom config & version them > together? For example, should a few new applications, also dependent on > lib_a should live here? When does it end? Or perhaps if "lib_a" is > expect

another eclipse multi module vs. flat question

2012-04-20 Thread Tim Dugan
I'm new to maven and very much used to the "application per eclipse project, and common library per eclipse project". I know "multi module vs. flat" has been discussed multiple times on this list, but I've not seen general "pros/cons, rules of thumb, etc." of when an application should be p