Thanks for your help. I kept seeing the assembly file referenced, but nothing too much on where it should be.
Here's my Assembly file: assembly> <id>bin</id> <formats> <format>tar.gz</format> </formats> <baseDirectory>${artifactId}-${version}</baseDirectory> <includeSiteDirectory>false</includeSiteDirectory> <dependencySets> <dependencySet> <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory> <unpack>false</unpack> <scope>runtime</scope> </dependencySet> </dependencySets> <fileSets> <fileSet> <directory>src/main/bin</directory> <outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory> <lineEnding>lf</lineEnding> <fileMode>0755</fileMode> <includes> <include>**</include> </includes> </fileSet> <fileSet> <directory>src/main/conf</directory> <outputDirectory>conf</outputDirectory> <lineEnding>lf</lineEnding> <fileMode>0644</fileMode> <includes> <include>**</include> </includes> </fileSet> </fileSets> </assembly> Originally, I tried to create a src/main/instance directory, and any files in that directory would be included in the root of the tar.gz file. However, it kept putting them under src/main/conf/instance in the tarball instead of in the root. I finally just defined two separate filesets. I don't know if I need the <include>**</include> line because this is the default, but it works. There are two issues I am having: 1). In the tarball, the "lib" directory is owned by build/user, but the bin and conf directory is owned by 0/0. Is there a way to set this? I didn't see anything in the Assembly settings. 2). My boss wants to know why is the assembly file called bin.xml. I told him because the assembly file is a "bin" type, and you name the assembly file after the assembly type. He wants to see documentation to this effect. Is there such documentation? I know you can call your assembly file anything you want, but if this is the Maven standard, I want to stick with it. On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Karl Heinz Marbaise <khmarba...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi David, > >> I'm building a JAR file that needs to be packaged with some shell >> scripts and some configuration files. The shell scripts will be in a >> "bin" directory, the configuration files will be in a "conf" >> directory, and I'd like the jar in the "lib" directory with any of the >> dependency jars mentioned in the POM. >> >> I've read about Assemblies in Maven -- The Definitive Guide, but I am >> a little confused about them. It looks like the Assembly is separate >> from the POM. Is this true? If it is separate from the POM, where is >> it suppose to live, and how does the POM refer to it? > > It's correct that's outside the pom. It lives in src/main/assembly or > something like this...(see > http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-standard-directory-layout.html) > >> >> I figure this is a pretty standard setup for a standalone JAR >> application, but I haven't seen any examples of this particular setup. > > e.g. the following is a bin.xml assembly discriptor: > May be you have to change the include and the exclude section a bit. > > <assembly> > <id>bin</id> > <formats> > <format>tar.gz</format> > <format>zip</format> > </formats> > <baseDirectory>${artifactId}-${version}</baseDirectory> > <includeSiteDirectory>false</includeSiteDirectory> > <dependencySets> > <dependencySet> > <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory> > <unpack>false</unpack> > <scope>runtime</scope> > </dependencySet> > </dependencySets> > <fileSets> > <fileSet> > <filtered>true</filtered> > <includes> > <include>supose.cmd</include> > </includes> > </fileSet> > <fileSet> > <includes> > <include>search-examples.txt</include> > </includes> > <excludes> > <exclude>*.log</exclude> > <exclude>bin/**</exclude> > <exclude>build/**</exclude> > <exclude>dist/**</exclude> > <exclude>test-output/**</exclude> > <exclude>**/target/**</exclude> > </excludes> > </fileSet> > </fileSets> > </assembly> > > Within the pom you have to put the following: There you can configure where > to put the assembly descriptors... > > <plugin> > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> > <version>2.2-beta-3</version> > <configuration> > <descriptors> > <descriptor>src/main/assembly/bin.xml</descriptor> > </descriptors> > </configuration> > <executions> > <execution> > <phase>package</phase> > <goals> > <goal>single</goal> > </goals> > </execution> > </executions> > </plugin> > > That will bin the creation of the packages to the package phase... > > > -- > SoftwareEntwicklung Beratung Schulung Tel.: +49 (0) 2405 / 415 893 > Dipl.Ing.(FH) Karl Heinz Marbaise ICQ#: 135949029 > Hauptstrasse 177 USt.IdNr: DE191347579 > 52146 Würselen http://www.soebes.de > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > > -- -- David Weintraub qazw...@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org