Hello, First of all, congrats Julien for making the syncany build use Maven ! if I may comment, > The "right Maven way" would be to deploy those dependencies in some public > repository, as it was said before. Any subdomain at syncany.org with FTP > access for the one who will deploy the artifacts could do it.
the even more "right maven way" would be to publish to Maven Central https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide what do you think ? Best regards, Anthony On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Julien Nicoulaud <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Philipp, > > 2011/6/21 Philipp Heckel <[email protected]> >> >> Hallo Julien, >> >> this is perfect. That's exactly how I wanted it to be. Great job! >> I have to get used to the whole Maven thing, and I suppose that could >> take a while. I love how it integrates with NetBeans... > > Nice to hear :) >> >> I could get it to compile after a while from within NetBeans, but on >> the command line, it didn't find any dependencies and kept complaining >> about the source code being java v1.3 (log attached). > > Sorry about that, this is because I use Maven 3 and the Java level is set to > 1.6 by default, which is not the case for Maven 2. I pushed some new changes > to force Java 1.6, whatever the version of Maven is used. >> >> In Netbeans, no dependencies would show at all in the individual >> plugins list until I added some jar manually via the context menu (add >> dependency). Once I did that, all the other dependencies appeared. > > Yes, this is because the build installs those dependencies in the local > Maven repository, so you need to build at least once on the command line to > have all those depedencies properly installed and let Netbeans find them. > You have one example of this > here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~julien-nicoulaud/syncany/maven/view/head:/syncany/syncany-core/pom.xml#L82 > The "right Maven way" would be to deploy those dependencies in some public > repository, as it was said before. Any subdomain at syncany.org with FTP > access for the one who will deploy the artifacts could do it. >> >> I think once these few issues are resolves, it'll work perfectly. Did >> you already add all dependencies for the individual plugins, or is >> this just a preview version? I didn't have the time to check... > > Yes, I did, it is supposed to work fine out of the box now :) >> >> Cheers, >> Philipp >> >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Philipp Heckel >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Great. I'll try it tomorrow. >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Julien Nicoulaud >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I have pushed in the branch, the build now generates a working >> >> assembly, you >> >> can test it this way: >> >> bzr branch lp:~julien-nicoulaud/syncany/maven >> >> cd syncany/syncany >> >> mvn clean install >> >> >> >> syncany-assemblies/target/syncany-*-assembly/syncany-*/bin/syncany.sh >> >> Tell me what you think ! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Julien >> >> 2011/6/14 Philipp Heckel <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> Hey Julien, >> >>> >> >>> I've briefly browsed through the code and rearrangements you did. I >> >>> think it really looks good! Do you have a lot of experience in this? >> >> >> >> I've done this a few times :) >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I >> >>> will definitely take a closer look in the next days! >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> Philipp >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Julien Nicoulaud >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > OK, I've started it in the branch >> >>> > (https://code.launchpad.net/~julien-nicoulaud/syncany/maven). For >> >>> > now >> >>> > the >> >>> > project compiles and generates an (unusable) assembly, the work is >> >>> > still >> >>> > in >> >>> > progress but you can already see the structure (please stop me right >> >>> > here if >> >>> > it's not OK). Only a few jars remain checked in version control. >> >>> > Also, I will add the config for izpack so you can see how easy it is >> >>> > to >> >>> > generate a cross-platform installer with Izpack+Maven. >> >>> > Cheers, >> >>> > Julien >> >>> > >> >>> > 2011/6/13 Philipp Heckel <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Alright then :-D >> >>> >> I'm convinced! >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Julien Nicoulaud >> >>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> > Nice, I will start working on it in this branch: >> >>> >> > https://code.launchpad.net/~julien-nicoulaud/syncany/maven >> >>> >> > I will let you know when it's ready for testing. >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > 2011/6/13 [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> I'm all for it, and it sounds a nice opportunity to learn more >> >>> >> >> about >> >>> >> >> maven. >> >>> >> >> I will see what I can do about us having a repo so we can have >> >>> >> >> cake >> >>> >> >> and >> >>> >> >> eat it! >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Julien Nicoulaud >> >>> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> Let me give the main reasons why I made this proposition: >> >>> >> >>> - Right now the project is quite difficult to setup in other >> >>> >> >>> IDEs >> >>> >> >>> than >> >>> >> >>> Netbeans (IntelliJ IDEA user here). Maven benefits of a great >> >>> >> >>> integration >> >>> >> >>> with most IDEs, so it makes it easier for developers to get >> >>> >> >>> started. >> >>> >> >>> - The Java libraries are checked in version control, which >> >>> >> >>> makes >> >>> >> >>> it >> >>> >> >>> very >> >>> >> >>> heavy. Maven pulls dependencies from repositories. >> >>> >> >>> - The packaging and distribution of assemblies is easy, we can >> >>> >> >>> easily >> >>> >> >>> package an assembly for Windows, Linux, for development, etc. >> >>> >> >>> through >> >>> >> >>> descriptor files. >> >>> >> >>> - The modularisation could be improved, for example it seems >> >>> >> >>> to me >> >>> >> >>> that >> >>> >> >>> subpackages in org.syncany.connection.plugins should be >> >>> >> >>> packaged in >> >>> >> >>> different Jars ? >> >>> >> >>> - Also, Maven can handle the release process (doing a VCS tag, >> >>> >> >>> generating the release artifacts, bump version numbers, etc), >> >>> >> >>> but >> >>> >> >>> it's >> >>> >> >>> not >> >>> >> >>> mandatory. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> @Jason: We don't really need a repo, I took a quick look and >> >>> >> >>> here >> >>> >> >>> is >> >>> >> >>> the >> >>> >> >>> list of dependencies in libs/** that I could not find in Maven >> >>> >> >>> central >> >>> >> >>> repository: >> >>> >> >>> * AbsoluteLayout >> >>> >> >>> * AppFramework >> >>> >> >>> * eclipselink >> >>> >> >>> * eclipselink-javax.persistence >> >>> >> >>> * jpathwatch >> >>> >> >>> * gdata-* >> >>> >> >>> * j2ssh >> >>> >> >>> These few jars could just stay checked in version control. >> >>> >> >>> Julien >> >>> >> >>> 2011/6/13 [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>>> Maven is quite a treat. A lot of people are using it these >> >>> >> >>>> days >> >>> >> >>>> and >> >>> >> >>>> has >> >>> >> >>>> great advantages. I am not a maven expert by any means, but I >> >>> >> >>>> can >> >>> >> >>>> tell you >> >>> >> >>>> that the nicest thing about it is that you describe a project >> >>> >> >>>> and >> >>> >> >>>> it's >> >>> >> >>>> dependanices in an xml file so that when you build it all the >> >>> >> >>>> dependancies >> >>> >> >>>> are pulled from your nexus repo, which is just a smart-ish >> >>> >> >>>> binary >> >>> >> >>>> repo. >> >>> >> >>>> Also, when your project builds successfully your artifacts can >> >>> >> >>>> be >> >>> >> >>>> stored in >> >>> >> >>>> your repo as snapshots so that others can use them. >> >>> >> >>>> The main idea of maven is that when a developer pulls the >> >>> >> >>>> source >> >>> >> >>>> there's >> >>> >> >>>> no guesswork as to how to build and deploy the project, it's >> >>> >> >>>> all >> >>> >> >>>> done >> >>> >> >>>> with >> >>> >> >>>> maven. In doing so, the project has to adhere to certain >> >>> >> >>>> standards, >> >>> >> >>>> namely >> >>> >> >>>> how the files and folders are laid out which is defined in a >> >>> >> >>>> maven >> >>> >> >>>> archetype >> >>> >> >>>> and can even be changed if you want. >> >>> >> >>>> This is why I asked if there was some sort of 'public' repo we >> >>> >> >>>> could >> >>> >> >>>> use, since we're an open source project, because to take full >> >>> >> >>>> advantage of >> >>> >> >>>> maven one needs a nexus repo, and I don't have one handy :) >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Philipp Heckel >> >>> >> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >> >>>>> I have no experience with Maven or Ant. Are there any >> >>> >> >>>>> significant >> >>> >> >>>>> advantages in using Maven? Ant sort of integrated with >> >>> >> >>>>> Netbeans >> >>> >> >>>>> at >> >>> >> >>>>> the >> >>> >> >>>>> moment ... >> >>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >> >>>>> If there are none, I think I agree with what Jason (nocans) >> >>> >> >>>>> says >> >>> >> >>>>> :-) >> >>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >> >>>>> On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 1:59 AM, [email protected] >> >>> >> >>>>> <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>>> > Aside from the work of rearranging files and folders to >> >>> >> >>>>> > match >> >>> >> >>>>> > an >> >>> >> >>>>> > archetype, >> >>> >> >>>>> > I don't think it would be of a great benefit unless the >> >>> >> >>>>> > project >> >>> >> >>>>> > had >> >>> >> >>>>> > its own >> >>> >> >>>>> > nexus server. >> >>> >> >>>>> > Is there some sort of free nexus server resource for open >> >>> >> >>>>> > source >> >>> >> >>>>> > projects ? >> >>> >> >>>>> > >> >>> >> >>>>> > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Julien Nicoulaud >> >>> >> >>>>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Just wanted to know, are you interested in Maven-inizing >> >>> >> >>>>> >> the >> >>> >> >>>>> >> project >> >>> >> >>>>> >> ? I >> >>> >> >>>>> >> can do this. >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Cheers, >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Julien >> >>> >> >>>>> >> -- >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Post to : [email protected] >> >>> >> >>>>> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team >> >>> >> >>>>> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >>> >> >>>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> > >> >>> >> >>>>> > >> >>> >> >>>>> > -- >> >>> >> >>>>> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team >> >>> >> >>>>> > Post to : [email protected] >> >>> >> >>>>> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team >> >>> >> >>>>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >>> >> >>>>> > >> >>> >> >>>>> > >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~syncany-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
