Antrun in maven is only used to run snippets of ant tasks. I would suggest you start here for the basics: http://www.sonatype.com/book and the various guides on maven.apache.org
-----Original Message----- From: Lakshmi Kurella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 11:07 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Difference between compiler plugini and antrun plugin I mean to say why do we have to use these plugins in pom.xml file? ________________________________ From: Lakshmi Kurella Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:05 PM To: 'Maven Users List' Subject: Difference between compiler plugini and antrun plugin Can someone tell me the difference between compiler plugin and ant run plugin (ant also does the source compilation right! ). Also. when we issue maven install, it will go ahead and compile anyway, in that case why do we need these commands specifically. I know these very basic questions. Thanks inadvance for your help, LK --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]