I checked out the source code:
The AbstractRPMMojo defines a name parameter, which does exactly what I
want, it is just not documented on the site, I should have looked in the
mojo spec...
Works a treat.
<configuration>
<name>${rpmName}</name>
</configuration>
Thanks guys for all the help
> The following may be what you are requesting.
> <configuration>
> <defineStatements>
> <defineStatement>software_name mySoftwareName</defineStatement>
> </defineStatements>
> </configuration>
>
> /James
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandy McPherson [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: 25 April 2012 14:52
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [mojo-user] rpm-maven-plugin
>>
>> Hi Anders,
>> Thanks for the quick reply I am not so much interested in the filename
>> as such,
>> but the name encoded in the RPM, this is because the standards-nazis at
>> my
>> present employer have come up with some bizarre naming scheme for RPMs
>> and I am trying to bolt the RPM build onto long existing maven projects
>> without
>> having to go through the gymnastics of creating new projects which copy
>> down
>> dependencies and bundle them into RPMs. I had managed simply to add the
>> major part of the configuration into my root POM's pluginManagement
>> section
>> and just have a minimal reference in the leaf projects. However the
>> naming
>> standards threw a spanner in the works.
>> I will look into creating a patch.
>>
>> > The name of the artifact deployed to the repo is standardized by the
>> > repo layout. However, I agree that the file produced under target
>> > could use project.build.finalName (although is see little benefit of
>> > this as it is IMHO what is deployed to the repo that matters). If it's
>> > important, please file a ticket. A patch is always welcome! :-)
>> >
>> > /Anders
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 14:38, Sandy McPherson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >> This is a great plugin, only drawback would seem to be that the name
>> >> of the rpm is the project.artifactId and it is not configurable. This
>> >> is a great pity. I would have thought it more natural to use the
>> >> project.build.finalName as the default value of the RPM name, but
>> >> still have name configurable through the mojo configuration, or maybe
>> >> I'm just missing something here.
>> >> Thxs
>> >> Sandy
>> >>
>> >>
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