Brilliant .. simply brilliant :o)
"Dion Gillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:45:50 +0200, Per Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to tamper a bit with Maven, as I thought it might be > > helpfull in our own development cycle. But I can't seem to get it to work. > > > > Installation - ok. > > Integration - ok > > Use ... (maven site) not a chance. CVS just doesn't work. I'm presented with > > the following information: > > > > maven-changelog-plugin:report: > > [echo] Generating the changelog report > > Didn't find password for CVSROOT > > ':pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/javacvs'. > > org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.connection.AuthenticationException: Wrong > > Password. > > ChangeLog found: 0 entries > > Change log goes looking in ${user.home}/.cvspass . There is a > documented way of creating this file. See > http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/changelog/index.html > > > where [username] is my username and [hostname] is the cvs-server hostname - > > funny part is the password in that file works for: Ant, commandline cvs, and > > WinCvs. > > Changelog uses a NetBeans library that doesn't use your CVS executable. > > > Another puzzle: My %HOME% environment variable point to drive H: where my > > .cvspass file resides. If I don't have a .cvspass file in C:\documents and > > settings\[username] maven will say, that there's no .cvspass. > > See above. > > > If I run "maven scm:checkout-project" I get the following: > > The scm plugin uses your cvs executable, as its a wrapper on the ant > cvs tasks. We call this 'inconsistency'. > LOL - 'inconsistent' is what it is > > > > Which - to me - looks like different implementations of the same feature: > > Getting the cvs-password from the .cvspass file Maybe someone should have a > > look or run Simian. > > You're right. They're not consistent. > > > Why is there no single simple test project you can tamper with? > > There are. Maven is one. There is also the source for the examples plugin. > > See http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/examples/ if you're > willing to check out the source. > Perhaps if I'd look better, I'd completely miss the entire world :o) > > Why is there less documentation than for Ant - and by less I mean a lot > > less, not the *nix "less is more" ? > > Ant is a lot more mature, and has had a lot of time to build documentation. > I must say, they didn't do that much better in providing documentation, which is tested thoroughly or really explains the workings - try scp with a keyfile. Or try to get a clean overview of internal properties you can use. > > Are the main developers - once again - writing a "HOWTO"-book that they may > > earn the money they don't earn on the OSS project? Is there a deadline for > > such a book? > > > > Which parameter should you provide when trying to get a CVS-changelog? - I > > mean, changelog between which versions/tags - something ought to be stated?! > > Changelog doesn't do changelogs between versions or tags, it does a > changelog of recent changes. See > http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/changelog/index.html > > See http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/changelog/properties.html > for how you can customise the changelog plugin. > > > I hope that someone will provide an ounce of information - otherwise I'll > > have to discard the idea of using Maven, at least for a while. > Hope that helps. Apart from helping, put a smile back on my face :o) /per --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
