Yes thanks for that tip - it did not work until I declared the type in the dependency plugin config I use to unpack it as well.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: VUB Stefan Seidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 January 2008 14:13 > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional > > Did you try to declare the dependency as type zip? > > Stefan > > John Coleman wrote: > > Okay, I can now deploy the zip artifact to my repo - but > how to I explode that into another maven project using the > dependecy unpack plugin - this seems to expect a jar. > > > > TIA > > John > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 29 January 2008 12:12 > >> To: Maven Users List > >> Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional > >> > >> That can be fixed by using the maven-buildhelper-plugin, which can > >> attach any file to maven's list-of-deployable-files. > >> > >> http://mojo.codehaus.org/build-helper-maven-plugin/index.html > >> > >> ---- John Coleman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > >> > >>> Ah, this does not work, since the zip will not deploy to > >>> > >> the m2 repo in the deploy phase. > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: John Coleman > >>>> > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>>> Sent: 29 January 2008 11:16 > >>>> To: Maven Users List > >>>> Subject: RE: Make META-INF optional > >>>> > >>>> Specifying pom packaging seems like an abuse, but if it > >>>> > >> works, then > >> > >>>> great! > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> John > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: VUB Stefan Seidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Sent: 29 January 2008 11:05 > >>>>> To: Maven Users List > >>>>> Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi John, > >>>>> > >>>>> no, the assembly plugin can also generate just one > >>>>> > >> single zip file. > >> > >>>>> I use packaging _pom_ and this plugin def: > >>>>> <plugin> > >>>>> <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> > >>>>> <executions> > >>>>> <execution> > >>>>> <phase>package</phase> > >>>>> <goals> > >>>>> <goal>single</goal> > >>>>> </goals> > >>>>> </execution> > >>>>> </executions> > >>>>> <configuration> > >>>>> <descriptors> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> <descriptor>src/main/assembly/upload.xml</descriptor> > >> > >>>>> </descriptors> > >>>>> </configuration> > >>>>> </plugin> > >>>>> > >>>>> On the other hand, there is an older maven zip plugin. > >>>>> > >>>>> Stefan > >>>>> > >>>>> John Coleman wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, I was hoping to avoid assembly plugin because it > >>>>>> > >>>>> seems to be added to a jar project. A direct zip plugin > >>>>> > >> would make > >> > >>>>> more sense, but that's not a maven standard. > >>>>> > >>>>>> John > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>> From: VUB Stefan Seidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> Sent: 29 January 2008 09:44 > >>>>>>> To: Maven Users List > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Make META-INF optional > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Would it help to create a ZIP file with the maven assembly > >>>>>>> > >>>>> plugin[1]? > >>>>> > >>>>>>> regards, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Stefan > >>>>>>> P.S.: I just saw, the assembly plugin can also create JARs > >>>>>>> > >>>>> - so it's > >>>>> > >>>>>>> probably just what you need. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> John Coleman wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Is it possible to make a jar with no META-INF entry - I > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> just want to > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> create a jar to unpack with some files I need. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> TIA, > >>>>>>>> John > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Eurobase International Limited and its subsidiaries > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> (Eurobase) are unable to exercise control over the > >>>>>>> > >> content of > >> > >>>>>>> information in E-Mails. 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