Hi Julian,
have you tried this stuff (look @ the <manifestEntry> section)
More info on http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-manifest.html
Thierry
<project>
...
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<!--
<index>true</true>
-->
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.mycompany.app.App</mainClass>
<packageName>com.mycompany.app</packageName>
<!-- options
<manifestFile>/path/to/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
<addExtensions/>
<classpathPrefix/>
-->
</manifest>
<manifestEntries>
<mode>development</mode>
<url>${pom.url}</url>
</manifestEntries>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
...
</project>
2006/5/31, Kieran Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I tried te build number plugins without any success as it didn't seem
happy
to create a timestamp independently of SCM? I'm using CVS and it wasn't
happy with it..
Instead I have this horrible hack! Our Maven setup seems to be an ever
expanding collection of horrible hacks :-/
[...]
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>create-timestamp-file</id>
<phase>generate-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<tasks>
<tstamp>
<format property="time" pattern="dd.MM.yyyy-HH.mm"
locale="en" />
</tstamp>
<property name="timestamp" value="${time}-${user.name
}"
/>
<touch file=".build.timestamp.properties" />
<echo file=".build.timestamp.properties"
append="false"
message="timestamp=${timestamp}" />
</tasks>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>delete-timestamp-file</id>
<phase>clean</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<tasks>
<delete file=".build.timestamp.properties" />
</tasks>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
[...]
and
[...]
<filters>
[...]
<filter>.build.timestamp.properties</filter>
</filters>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Maven Users List" <users@maven.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: date in manifest
> You can use the maven-buildNumber-plugin.
>
> http://commons.ucalgary.ca/projects/maven-buildnumber-plugin/howto.html
>
> Near the bottom it tells you how to use a timestamp.
>
> There was some talk of making the build date a more globally available
> property (negating the need for this plugin), but I don't know what it
> is, or if it was done.
>
> J
>
> On 30-May-06, at 2:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> If i want to make entry of build date to mani-fest files how do i do
>> that?
>>
>> i know how to make entry to mani-fest but don't know what
maven variable
>> has the value for date ??
>>
>> Anyone knows it , please advise?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Raghu
>
> --
> Julian Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Software Engineer
> Teaching & Learning Centre
> University of Calgary
>
> http://tlc.ucalgary.ca
>
>
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