+1 On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote:
> I think a much better name would be the Unix Packaging Maven Plugin. > > Sorry, but without an adjective, it doesn't clearly say what the plugin > does. > > 2009/6/15 Trygve Laugstøl <tryg...@codehaus.org>: > > I'm happy to announce the fourth alpha release of unix-maven-plugin. > > This is still primarily a technology preview, but is fully functional. > > > > = New in this release = > > > > o support for creating "zip" archives > > o added support for classes for pkg > > o %doc and %config for RPM > > o Lots of documentation, including a PDF. > > > > == Technical changes == > > > > MUNIX-18: Simplify the script mechanism > > MUNIX-17: Document how versions and revisions are calculated > > MUNIX-16: Document how the scripts directories work > > MUNIX-15: Improve error message when an artifact is not found > > MUNIX-12: Add support for creating zip files > > MUNIX-6: set-attributes doesn't pick up paths that aren't explicitly > > created with mkdirs (Filed by Marius Gravdal > > MUNIX-4: Add support for the %doc directive for RPM (filed by Erik > > Drolshammer) > > MUNIX-3: Add support for the %config directive for RPM (filed by Erik > > Drolshammer) > > MUNIX-1: the "release" portion of the rpm does not have to be an int > > (filed by Brett Okken) > > > > = About the plugin = > > > > The unix-maven-plugin is a Maven plugin for producing installation > > packages for UNIX platforms. > > > > The current release is 1.0-alpha-4. This release is meant as a > > technology preview release. The plugin is useful but work is in progress > > to make sure it support even more use cases. > > > > The plugin has gained a substantial amount of documentation, available > > at [1]. > > > > The plugin combines the work of the deb, solaris and rpm Maven plugins > > and also handles the aspect of assembling the packages without using the > > assembly plugin. > > > > Supported platforms: > > > > * Debian (.deb) > > * RedHat and Fedora (.rpm) > > * SysV packages for Solaris (.pkg) > > * Generic Zip files (.zip) > > > > The development happens on the Codehaus Mojo project [2], if you want to > > try it out, have found an issue or just want your use case supported get > > in touch through the mailing lists [3]. > > > > [1]: http://mojo.codehaus.org/unix/usage.html > > [2]: http://mojo.codehaus.org/unix/ > > [3]: http://mojo.codehaus.org/unix/mail-lists.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >