Hi, I just started to learn Maven one month ago and now successfully migrated my company's new project to maven, which has 8 sub-modules, using GWT, Gigaspaces, spring, hibernate, etc..
Just want to share with you my experience. Although there are some archetypes to help you get started easily, I think you still need to get your hand dirty by handwriting the pom.xml, understanding all the major elements of pom.xml, all the common plugins (e.g. compile, assembly, jar, war), as well as the maven's lifecycle. Give yourself a few days to play around, look at other maven projects. Basically, by throwing you a pom.xml, if you can understand most of them and what they are used for, then you're pretty well master the maven. Another good experience is to setup a hosted repository in your intranet. I personally feel that appfuse archetype helps me a lot when I learn about Maven. I used the generated pom.xml as my blueprint when writing my own pom.xml. Here is the link: http://appfuse.org/display/APF/AppFuse+QuickStart. After you created the archetype, run *mvn appfuse:full-source *( http://appfuse.org/display/APF/FAQ#FAQ-whereisthesource). Hope this helps you. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Henry Loke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > U follow the java World tutorial from this link > http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2005/jw-1205-maven.html?page=3 > > I just start for a first create command as below > ==================================================================== > C:\Users\User\Desktop\jw-1205-maven\application\HotelDatabase>mvn > archetype:crea > te -DgroupId=com.javaworld.hotels -DartifactId=HotelDatabase > -Dpackagename=com.j > avaworld.hotels > [INFO] Scanning for projects... > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Building Hotel Database tutorial application > [INFO] task-segment: [archetype:create] (aggregator-style) > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Setting property: classpath.resource.loader.class => > 'org.codehaus.plexus > .velocity.ContextClassLoaderResourceLoader'. > [INFO] Setting property: velocimacro.messages.on => 'false'. > [INFO] Setting property: resource.loader => 'classpath'. > [INFO] Setting property: resource.manager.logwhenfound => 'false'. > [INFO] [archetype:create] > [WARNING] This goal is deprecated. Please use mvn archetype:generate > instead > [INFO] Defaulting package to group ID: com.javaworld.hotels > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > [INFO] Using following parameters for creating OldArchetype: > maven-archetype-qui > ckstart:RELEASE > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > [INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.javaworld.hotels > [INFO] Parameter: packageName, Value: com.javaworld.hotels > [INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.javaworld.hotels > [INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: HotelDatabase > [INFO] Parameter: basedir, Value: > C:\Users\User\Desktop\jw-1205-maven\applicatio > n\HotelDatabase > [INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Error creating from archetype > > Embedded error: Unable to add module to the current project as it is not of > pack > aging type 'pom' > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Total time: 2 seconds > [INFO] Finished at: Tue Aug 26 23:49:36 SGT 2008 > [INFO] Final Memory: 8M/254M > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > =========================================================================== > > From the first command I not succesfully create Archetype, what matter? > > Thank > > > Glase, Stefan wrote: > > > > Hello Henry, > > > > I would recommend you to read the book "Maven: The Definitive Guide". You > > can get it for free from > > http://www.sonatype.com/community/definitive_guide.html and I like the > > examples that help to explain the concepts of maven. > > > > Speaking of dependency management as you mention in your message there is > > a very easy example in chapter 3 and 4 of the book. > > > > Hope to help > > Stefan > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Henry Loke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. August 2008 11:58 > > An: users@maven.apache.org > > Betreff: Got any simple tutorial to learn Maven? > > > > > > As mention in > > > http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/2+What+is+Maven+and+why+do+you+use+it > > It also manages (and downloads) any third party jars that are needed for > a > > build. > > > > Is it mean that if the log4j.jar used in my project, the maven is > > configure > > in such the maven will go to repository to download the log4j.jar file > and > > put it into specific directory. When run the maven script, then the how > > project will deploy successfully. > > > > I read a lot about Maven... > > But I still don't know how to implement it to my project. > > > > But I no idea how to use Maven.... > > I using JBoss and elipse for my project... Ant is use to compile and > > deploy > > the code. > > > > P/s: Even Maven is still new for me. But I still have effort to learn > from > > sketch. Beside documentation but I also need you all to support me. > > > > Thanks... > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://www.nabble.com/Got-any-simple-tutorial-to-learn-Maven--tp19158765p19158765.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] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Got-any-simple-tutorial-to-learn-Maven--tp19158765p19164822.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] > >
