Well, unfortunately I think you're going to wind up with one of two possibilities:
1. you *might* be able to setup filtering for your assembly descriptor, then flip true/false in the <includeBaseDirectory/> element...though this may include your assembly descriptor in the resulting jar (not sure on that, I'd have to play with it a little). 2. you may just want to create two assembly descriptors, with different values for <includeBaseDirectory/>, then use a <component/> reference for common elements. This might be simplest to understand 2 years from now when you come back to it... I'd recommend taking a close look at option #2, with the help of these references: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly.html http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/component.html (BTW, it looks like you've tried to put POM configuration of the assembly plugin into your assembly descriptor, with the <archiveBaseDirectory/> element...might take a closer look at the *Goals* link on the maven-assembly-plugin webpages...) HTH, John On 4/26/07, Harris, Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I want to create a simple tar file which has two directories, each with a couple of files. When the tar file is extracted, the directories needs to be extracted to the current working directory - not to a subdirectory in the project-version directory. I do not have the luxury of being ablt to extract them and the move the contents. To complicate things, I am creating two assemblies one I want to have the default root directory and this other one not Is this possible using some form of outputDirectory in the assembly.xml? Thanks My assembly.xml looks like this at the moment ggg is just a test (kkk and YYY were other tests!) ;-) <assembly> <id>config-bin</id> <!-- <includeBaseDirectory>true</includeBaseDirectory> --> <!-- <archiveBaseDirectory>kkk</archiveBaseDirectory> --> <!-- <workDirectory>YYY</workDirectory> --> <formats> <format>tar.gz</format> </formats> <fileSets> <fileSet> <directory>src/main/resources/config</directory> <lineEnding>unix</lineEnding> <outputDirectory>ggg</outputDirectory> <includes> <include>env/*.props</include> <include>vault/*.props</include> </includes> </fileSet> </fileSets> </assembly> -- This e-mail is confidential and the information contained in it may be privileged. It should not be read, copied or used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately by telephoning +44 (0)20 7623 8000 or by return email, and delete the e-mail and do not disclose its contents to any person. We believe, but do not warrant, that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free, but you must take full responsibility for virus checking. Please refer to http://www.dresdnerkleinwort.com/disc/email/ and read our e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy. Dresdner Kleinwort is the trading name of the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank AG, and operates through Dresdner Bank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited and their affiliated or associated companies. Dresdner Bank AG is a company incorporated in Germany with limited liability and registered in England (registered no. FC007638, place of business 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and by the Financial Services Authority ('FSA') and regulated by the FSA for the conduct of designated business in the UK. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited is a company incorporated in England (registered no. 551334, registered office 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised and regulated by the FSA. Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited is a company incorporated in England (registered no. 1767419, registered office 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised and regulated by the FSA.
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