Jeff:
I don't know a whole lot about maven other than what people have told
me. I've heard that whole argument regarding standard environment
(directories, etc). However, to me that seems like a pointless
argument... I am working on a build environment for my open source
project...to allow me to simply and easily use the environment for any
project. I have "suggested" directory structures...but its all
overidable. Regarding library dependencies...I just don't see why that
is a requirement or a need. Its my experience that I will develop
against a "known" set of libraries. Going out to sync those libraries
doesn't seem to make sense unless I want the newer libraries. And then,
to your point, would get the latest and store in some form (perhaps
source control)... But typically any place I have ever worked insists
on using a set of libraries at a certain release number. Then over
time, upgrade to newer versions...but not simply keep updating...
To be honest, I haven't found a compelling reason to use maven as ant
does so much for me... Maybe its my lack of knowledge or I am biased
toward ant...
Scot
Jeff A. Drost wrote:
For anyone who's used Maven, do you prefer Ant to Maven? Why or why
not? What advantages does Maven have over Ant? Anyone use Maven in
conjunction with Ant?
I read that Maven has the advantage of standard build commands versus
proprietary build commands (targets) created in Ant. Couldn't this be
accomplished using <ant> tasks in a set of organization-standardized Ant
build files?
Maven also advertises itself as good on dependencies, but I'm not so
sure about maintaining a proprietary archive server. Why does Maven not
want you to use a SCM tool (CVS, Subversion, etc.) to store your library
files?
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