Thats great..thanks.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farr, Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.jakarta.avalon.user Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:07 PM Subject: RE: Maven? & Merlin
> > > -----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]
