Just make sure you specify -DgeneratePom=true when running mvn install:install-file on those 3rd party jars. This is missing from that webpage and will save you some headache.
And you should use packaging=jar for any of those 3rd party artifacts which are jars -- if you have any wars or ears you're installing, you should specify =war or =ear. As for the project, I would just jump in head first with the help of the free "Better Builds with Maven" book from Mergere (http://library.mergere.com/) and this email list, and figure things out while you're working, not afraid to radically restructure your project when/if you realize you've got it set up wrong, etc. Good luck... Wayne On 5/9/06, Chris Eidhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm a first-time maven user. I quite like the idea, but I'm not sure > how to do some things. I hope someone can help me! > > First of all, I'm depending on quite some third-party jars. I want to > use them, and I thought the way to go is doing it this way: http:// > maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-installing-3rd-party-jars.html > > Am I correct? And should I use "jar" as value for -Dpackaging? > > Furthermore, I'm using a plugin-based system, and my directory- > structure will look something like this: > > launcher.jar > lib > - platonos.jar > plugins > - appcore-0.0.1.jar > - 3dparty-1.0.3.ajr > - 3dparty-1.4.16.jar > > launcher.jar is an artifact generated by one of my modules, app- > core-0.0.1.jar is an artificact generated by an other module, and the > rest of the jars are 3d-party libraries. My setup will be something > like this: > > MyProject > - Launcher module > - AppCore module > - Libraries module > > Is it possible to generate this as output? I think I should write my > own Maven-plugin? > > Thanks in advance, > Chris Eidhof > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
