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
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