> If you want to publish to Maven Central I recommend https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/ getting-started-apache-maven-video
In case it helps, I've helped a few deploy to Central and recommend this (and the other pages on the "Producers" menu); makes it very easy: http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Eric Kolotyluk <[email protected]> wrote: > Ha ha ha. Very good :-) > > I have published to Maven Central, so I know how daunting this can be at > first. > > If you want to publish to Maven Central I recommend > https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/ > getting-started-apache-maven-video > > Cheers, Eric > > On 12/3/2014 11:27 AM, Jon Pretty wrote: > >> I can offer you this: >> >> http://play.textadventures.co.uk/Play.aspx?id=zv-wer8keey6rnhk4am25q >> >> It's a create-your-own-adventure about my experience of trying to publish >> a library to Maven Central. It's a couple of years old now, so the >> landscape might have improved a little in patches. >> >> Jon >> >> >> On 3 December 2014 at 19:11, Eric Kolotyluk <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Does anyone know of a good emotional support group for people >> trying to use Maven with Typesafe projects such as Akka and Play? >> >> I was thinking maybe there could a buddy/sponsor system, such as >> used in AA and other self help groups. Maybe there might be group >> sessions where people can talk about their trauma, especially by >> being constantly invalidated by comments such as "you should use >> the simple build tool SBT, cause, well you know, it's simple and >> easy to use." >> >> Seriously though, is there a community of people who are >> successfully using Maven with Akka an Play projects? I would love >> to meet you. >> >> I can see why people who have tried Maven naturally think "oh, >> its' too complicated, anyone can write a simple build tool that >> does what Maven does." Clearly they do not appreciate what Maven >> is or what it does. SBT and Gradle are two great examples of >> projects that attempted to do something more simple, but in the >> end, really don't measure up. >> >> I personally think the Scala community would be been better served >> if more investment was made in developing better Scala build tools >> within the Maven framework. More and better plugins for Scala, >> Akka, Play, etc. Better use of >> >> http://books.sonatype.com/mcookbook/reference/sect- >> scala-script-inline.html >> http://books.sonatype.com/mcookbook/reference/ch03s03.html >> >> I don't know if there is a Scala template for writing Maven >> plugins (or mojos), but there should be. >> >> The more I use SBT, the less I like it. It is not what I consider >> a serious build tool for build engineers, it is a toy or >> playground for Scala hackers who thrive on the abstruse. Don't get >> me wrong, I love Scala, but creating a build tool around .scala >> files just invites the use of chicken tracks and obscure overly >> concise cleverness that leads to one WTF experience after another. >> /It is actually possible to write Scala code that you can reason >> about,/ but it just as easy to write Scala code that resembles >> APL, and reasoning about build engineering was clearly not a >> priority with the designers of SBT. >> >> The Scala-IDE was a really great approach because it leveraged off >> of an existing IDE infrastructure such as Eclipse, rather than >> trying to write an IDE from scratch the way SBT does. I wish the >> Scala/Typesafe community had taken the same approach with build-tools. >> >> - Eric >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google >> Groups "scala-debate" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jon Pretty | @propensive >> > >
