I don't think it works to specify not to include the baseDirectory. I've tried many times and was not able to do this successfully. Is there any reason you aren't letting the war plugin bundle up the war for you?
On Dec 19, 2007 3:08 PM, Pankaj Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I intend to use the assembly plugin for a very simple task. I need it to > war > up a folder structure into a WAR file. The folder is already in a WAR > format > (infact it is an exploded war file) that I modify via a custom mojo and > then > I'm using the assembly plugin to war it back up again. > > Sounds simple enough.. but I'm not able to get past the fact that the > war'red up file has the baseDirectory as the toplevel folder. > > My folder structure is as below: > portal > -> jsp1Folder > -> jsp2Folder > -> WEB-INF > ->web.xml > ->lib > ->some.jar > -anothe.jar > ->classes > someClass.class > anotherClass.class > > > Here is my descriptor: > > <assembly> > <id>portal</id> > <formats> > <format>war</format> > </formats> > <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory> > <baseDirectory>target/portal</baseDirectory> > <fileSets> > <fileSet> > <includes> > <include>target/portal/**</include> > <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory> > </includes> > </fileSet> > </fileSets> > </assembly> > > When portal-portal.war is produced via the assembly plugin I get the > following structure in the war file that is produced: > > target > -> portal > -> jsp1Folder > -> jsp2Folder > -> WEB-INF > ->web.xml > ->lib > ->some.jar > -anothe.jar > ->classes > someClass.class > anotherClass.class > > > How can I get the war file to look like: > > -> jsp1Folder > -> jsp2Folder > -> WEB-INF > ->web.xml > ->lib > ->some.jar > -anothe.jar > ->classes > someClass.class > anotherClass.class > > That is without the target/portal in the front of it! > > Note that I have <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory> in the > descriptor. > I even tried different baseDirectories and no baseDirectory. Did not help. > > I just can't seem to find the correct settings on the descriptor to make > this happen. > > Can someone help? > > Thanks in advance > Pankaj > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/assembly-plugin---topLevel-directory-to-be-supressed-in-war-tp14424240s177p14424240.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
