A simple XSLT stylesheet would do the job there. You don't need maven
to support this format.

On 12/17/05, Thomas Van de Velde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -1
>
> I agree with Brett.  This is a matter of taste.  My taste goes towards the
> existing solution.  Writing everything on a single line may even become less
> readable.  Have you ever tried to read an Eclipse .classpath file?  You can
> hardly say that's more readeable.  I also think that mixing attributes with
> elements is in this case a bad idea and would hurt overall consistency.
>
> On 12/17/05, Srepfler Srgjan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > >If your sole concern is the number of lines one must type, it is
> > >certainly an option to have meta-pom.xml be in the format you find most
> > >comfortable, then xslt it into the "more verbose" m2 pom.xml.
> > >
> > >This argument of attributes versus elements has existed since the dawn
> > >of [xml] time. I am not trying to argue one way or the other, but since
> > >m1 pom used the "more verbose" syntax, it eases the transition.
> > >
> > >  My USD$0.02,
> > >  -- /v\atthew
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > In fact people should develop a plugin that maps the simplified and
> > verbose schemas on the fly :)
> > The advantage of using namespaces is that you can create a your tag and
> > map it to the verbose tag from the official pom.
> > That's the way I've seen the spring guys use it for now but the
> > advantage that I see is that in could be much easier to extend the pom
> > and it would be more "type safe"
> >
> > My 0.02MKD
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