Well done everybody for this great achievement! I'm looking forward to have (more) fun with Maven 2.0 :-)
Guillaume On 20/10/05, Brett Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are pleased to announce that Maven 2.0 has been released, and is > available for download from http://maven.apache.org/maven2/download.html > > Maven is a build system that provides software project management and > dependancy comprehension. Based on the concept of a project object model > (POM), Maven manages a project's build, reporting and documentation from > a central place. > > Maven 2.0 is a rewrite of the popular Maven application, designed to > both address previous functional requirements and provide a stable > platform for extending and enhancing its build management framework. > > This release is significantly faster and smaller than Maven 1.0 and > includes the following usability and performance improvements: > > * Enhanced Dependency Management - includes dependency closures > (transitive dependencies), version ranges, automatic build > numbering, and automatic updating on a configurable interval > > * Defined Build Lifecycle - developers can build any type of project > using standard commands such as compile, test and install > > * Unified Project Definition - manages all required build information in > a single POM now, including project information, dependencies and > plugin configuration > > * Extended Plugin Architecture - supports Java and scripting languages > such as Beanshell for plugin development > > * Better Repository Support - includes separated snapshot repositories, > a new more managable layout and per-project definitions of new > repositories > > * Expanded Reactor Operation - offers built-in support for multiple > projects (without the need to perform a full install cycle to compile > all projects) and support for project aggregation > > * New Site Management Tools - supports multiple input and output > formats, with input formats including wiki-like APT format and > docbook, while continuing to support traditional Maven XDoc and FAQ > format. > > * New Reporting API - offers a standardised method for producing project > information and reports > > * And much more... > > The Maven 2.0 release is considered stable and includes a Maven 1.0 > complete feature set, with additional functionality. The most popular > Maven 1.0 plugins have been converted for Maven 2.0, and many more are > available in beta. > See http://docs.codehaus.org/pages/MAVEN/Maven+Plugin+Matrix for more > information on particular plugins. > > Maven's advanced dependency management features rely on project > metadata. If you are interested in improving support for the users of > your project, see http://maven.apache.org/maven2/project-faq.html > > The Maven team would like to express thanks to the user and developer > community for their beta testing, feedback and contributions that helped > make the release possible! > > To get started with Maven now, see the getting started guide: > http://maven.apache.org/maven2/guides/getting-started/index.html > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Guillaume Laforge http://glaforge.free.fr/blog/groovy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
