Thanks, Roy. The answer you pointed me to says "add the following to your build/plugins section", but it doesn't tell me **which** pom to add to...leaving me confused. Can you clarify for the answerer (since I don't have enough repu points to comment on the answer & ask for clarification).
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Lyons, Roy <roy.ly...@cmegroup.com> wrote: > I had remembered looking this up and thought I would share my finding with > you: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5558785/maven-release-plugin-git-and-the > -poms-not-at-the-top > > Basically theres a > <configuration> > <pomFileName>subdir/pom.xml</pomFileName> > </configuration> > That you need to define as part of your plugin definition. > > > > > Thanks, > > Roy Lyons > Senior Configuration Engineer > > > > > > > On 10/15/12 1:17 PM, "Matthew Adams" <matt...@matthewadams.me> wrote: > >>Hi all, >> >>I'm trying to visualize how to perform a release properly, given that >> >>* I'm using git with git-flow on a >>* multi-module maven project with a >>* parent pom module that is located in a sibling directory to the >>other modules which are >>* located in a directory other than the git repository's root directory. >> >>The docs for using the maven-release-plugin seem a little sparse when >>used with multi-module maven projects like mine. For example, my git >>repo's root directory (the one containing the .git directory) has a >>subdirectory called "production/app". The multi-module root pom is at >>production/app/pom.xml, and looks like this: >> >><project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"; >>xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; >> xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 >>http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd";> >> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> >> <groupId>org.example</groupId> >> <artifactId>app-root</artifactId> >> <packaging>pom</packaging> >> <version>0.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version> >> <name>Application Multimodule Root POM</name> >> >> <modules> >> <module>parent-pom</module> >> <module>test-support</module> >> <module>support</module> >> <module>domain</module> >> <module>dto</module> >> <module>service</module> >> <module>rest</module> >> <module>web</module> >> </modules> >></project> >> >>Note that it basically only contains <module> entries, one of which is >>the parent-pom module, which is in the directory >>production/app/parent-pom (the parent pom is then >>production/app/parent-pom/pom.xml) and all of the other modules in the >>project, then, declare the relative path to the parent pom to be >>"<relativePath>../parent-pom/pom.xml</relativePath>". Now, I'm trying >>to use the maven-release-plugin with this project along with git-flow. >> I'm planning on using the following settings, which I've seen in >>several posts on using it with git-flow: >> >> <plugin> >> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> >> <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId> >> <version>2.3.2</version> >> <configuration> >> >> <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules> >> <localCheckout>true</localCheckout> >> <pushChanges>false</pushChanges> >> >> <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat> >> </configuration> >> </plugin> >> >>* Into which pom do I put this plugin configuration: the root pom >>(production/app/pom.xml) or the parent pom >>(production/app/parent-pom/pom.xml)? >>* Into which root or parent's section should this <plugin> section be >>placed: <build><pluginManagement><plugins> or <build><plugins>? >> >>Here's my <scm> section (I'm using "xxx" & "yyy" protect the innocent): >> >> <scm> >> <connection>scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git</connection> >> >> <developerConnection>scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git</developerConnec >>tion> >> <url>https://github.com/xxx/yyy</url> >> </scm> >> >>* How do I tell maven that this maven project is located off of the >>repo's root, in production/app? Do I use >>"scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git/production/app" or something else? >> >>* Into which pom do I put the <scm> section: the root pom, the parent >>pom, or in each module's pom? If the root pom, do I use >>"scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git/production/app"? If the parent >>pom, do I use >>"scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git/production/app/parent-pom"? >> If in each module's pom, do I use >>"scm:git:g...@github.com:xxx/yyy.git/production/app/module_name"? >> >>* Into which pom to I put the <distributionManagement> section: the >>root pom, the parent pom, or each module's pom? >> >>* After I issue my "git flow release start 0.2.0.RELEASE" in my dev >>branch's production/app directory, in which directory (after switching >>to the release/0.2.0.RELEASE branch, of course) do I issue the command >>"mvn release:prepare release:perform": production/app or >>production/app/parent-pom? >> >>-- >>mailto:matt...@matthewadams.me >>skype:matthewadams12 >>googletalk:matt...@matthewadams.me >>http://matthewadams.me >>http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadams >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >>For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > -- mailto:matt...@matthewadams.me skype:matthewadams12 googletalk:matt...@matthewadams.me http://matthewadams.me http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadams --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
