Thanks - I am in the same boat. I think Maven could be useful, I played with Maven some, but I do not clearly see any advantages to using Maven.
I am afraid it is my own ignorance or Ant bias - so I'm hoping someone can point out why Maven is good in X & Y areas. Hopefully comparing Ant versus Maven isn't like comparing VI versus Emacs... -----Original Message----- From: Scot P. Floess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:09 AM To: Ant Users List Subject: [SPAM] - Re: Maven vs. Ant? - Email has different SMTP TO: and MIME TO: fields in the email addresses 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? > > > __________________________________________________________ > The information transmitted may contain confidential material and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the information from your system and contact the sender. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Scot P. Floess 27 Lake Royale Louisburg, NC 27549 252-478-8087 (Home) 919-754-4592 (Work) Chief Architect JPlate http://sourceforge.net/projects/jplate Chief Architect JavaPIM http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapim --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
