I'll go out on a limb and say a non-programmer without any Maven experience has less than a 5% chance of doing this in 2 weeks. Unless the project is extremely simple... and you've already said it is complex. I've previously helped someone in a similar situation and it was not fun for either of us, and I'm not going to repeat that experience.
Not having the programming and XML background means you'll have a hard time interpreting the error messages that are bound to occur not just in Maven itself but also those produced by the Java compiler and in various plugins you'll undoubtedly need to utilize. Little errors in the XML can create significant problems. A failure to understand how Java works in terms of locating files in the proper place etc will also lead to a huge number of failures during the compilation process. Given the 2 week deadline, perhaps it might make more sense for your company to pursue Maven migration services provided by third parties like Devzuz, Sonatype, etc -- though I'm not certain who if anyone actually does this, and it would certainly cost a few bucks. Wayne On 10/12/07, John Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How complex is the project, and what was it using to build before? > Complexity is in terms of the number of different types of packagings > used, number of different entry points into the build, etc...not just > the number of projects. If the previous build was Ant, and the > projects can be categorized together in terms of how they're built, > it's fairly likely that they use common logic in the Ant > script...which means these projects don't add a lot in terms of > complexity for conversion, since you only have to convert the build > process once for that category, and apply it to them all. > > The XML syntax that Maven uses for POMs is very straightforward. As > far as being able to code, that's usually helpful for debugging tests > that stop working, etc. It can also help a lot if it comes to writing > custom plugins for Maven to fill in a gap here or there that isn't > provided by standard plugins from ASF or the Mojo project > (mojo.codehaus.org). > > But in any case, if the build complexity is high in the terms I > mentioned above, I would bet that you'll be at it awhile longer than > two weeks. Really the time depends on you having a very intimate > understanding of how the current build runs. > > Good luck, > > -john > > On Oct 12, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Quakky wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > I am currently in need of some advice concerning Maven. I am a new > > user, > > trying to get maven to work with a project that is pretty complex > > (doesn't > > follow the default tree structure of maven, has to be packaged in a > > certain > > way, etc) . I didn't work on the project, I dont know how to code > > anything, > > infact I only figured out what Maven does after reading the Maven > > book. I do > > not know how to code XML, which pom.xml is written with(?), but I > > can learn > > fast. > > > > My question: Is there anyway a user like me (a noob, who only > > finished the > > "simple" project and never really got it to work 100%) can be able > > to make > > maven work with a complex project that was Not made with maven and > > be able > > to implement this project into a maven environment, and be able to > > have > > maven work in about 2 weeks? or do I need more time to learn Maven? > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Complete-Maven- > > Noob%2C-Is-this-possible--tf4614185s177.html#a13177028 > > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > John Casey > Committer and PMC Member, Apache Maven > mail: jdcasey at commonjava dot org > blog: http://www.ejlife.net/blogs/john > rss: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ejlife/john > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
