Hi, I just got involved in packaging a Java package (jsamp) that used ant in the past and "now" (since a few years) moved to maven. Up to now, the old build.xml is kept locally in the Debian package as a patch and the package is built with it. This is ofcourse not optimal, and so I would like to migrate the Debian build to maven.
However, I must say that I don't fully understand the documentation on the Wiki here. I have read https://wiki.debian.org/Java/Packaging/Maven, however a lot of things are still unclear: * how do I start? * which files to I really need? libtwelvemonkeys-java.poms, maven.rules, maven.ignoreRules and maven.properties are mentioned, do I need all? * what should I put into the build dependencies? * The ".poms" file: is this tobe named after the source or the binary package? And, if binary: which? * shall I replace the dependencies with maven.rules? * Can I obtain these information from the build.xml that is still maintained debian-locally? * How do I include tests? etc. Maybe someone could have a look into the package and give me a hint where to start? I have absolutely no experience with maven yet. Best regards Ole
