> -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vijay Kumar AB > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Maven? & Merlin > > Hi guys, > > Can anybody give me a short description on what is Maven and what is > Merlin?
Maven = http://maven.apache.org A java build system based on Ant (http://ant.apache.org) which uses a single project descriptor (project.xml) and a set of plugin "goals" to accomplish routine tasks like compile, jar, deploy, etc. It uses the idea of a repository for managing dependencies. Merlin = http://avalon.apache.org/merlin Merlin is an Avalon container. It can run somewhat like an application server, only it deploys application "blocks" built around the Avalon framework instead of EJB's or servlets. However, containers like Merlin can be customized to run at several levels. That is, a servlet container (such as Jetty) or even and EJB container would be run inside Merlin, or Merlin could be embedded inside a servlet. Merlin (and several other projects) uses Maven for project management. J. Aaron Farr SONY ELECTRONICS DDP-CIM (724) 696-7653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
