Play *very* firmly wants you to use the activator framework to control your build and deploy - I'd seriously not try and fight against it. It's one of the reasons we dropped the Play framework for a community project we're working on, that and the constant breaking of APIs etc :-).
Cheers, Martijn On 4 December 2014 at 12:58, Jeff Jensen <jeffjen...@upstairstechnology.com> wrote: > > 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 <eric.koloty...@gmail.com> > 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 <eric.koloty...@gmail.com > >> <mailto:eric.koloty...@gmail.com>> 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 scala-debate+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> <mailto:scala-debate+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Jon Pretty | @propensive > >> > > > > >
