The distinction is that the dependency is on a *module*, say org="hibernate," name="hibernate," rather than on an actual publication artifact. Depending on modules provides an abstraction layer so you're not depending on artifacts directly.
Now, it's only with configurations where you get into the cool ways of picking and choosing which artifacts you want to publish when, and which parts of a module you want to depend on when. Admittedly, it takes a while for all this to sink in, but once it does, it makes perfect sense. On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Griffith, Michael * < michael.griff...@fda.hhs.gov> wrote: > Mitch, > > Thanks for the reply. It seems as though I still have to go through and > add each jar as an artifact. I'm not sure what the distinction is > between a publication and a dependency... > > MG > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mitch Gitman [mailto:mgit...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:45 PM > To: ivy-u...@ant.apache.org > Subject: Re: Noob Question, Transitive Dependencies? > > If you're putting those other JARs in the same location in your Ivy > repository, then the easiest approach is to also make them publications > in the ivy.xml in that location. Something like: > > <publications> > <artifact name="hibernate" type="jar" /> > <artifact name="javassist" type="jar" /> > <artifact name="ejb3-persistence" type="jar" /> ... > <artifact name="hibernate-src" type="source" ext="zip"/> > </publications> > > Note that when your dependency specifies name="hibernate"--it's > specifying the *module*, not the actual artifact. So that > hibernate/hibernate dependency will pick up not just the hibernate JAR > but also the other ones, assuming you're not doing any filtering out of > certain artifacts based on configuration. > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Griffith, Michael * < > michael.griff...@fda.hhs.gov> wrote: > > > Please forgive me if this message is posted to the mail list twice, I > > did not receive any confirmation when I mailed it previously. > > > > Hi everyone, I've been looking over the documentation, and something > > basic is eluding me. I have a dependency setup for a library say > > Hibernate. The dependency is defined as: > > > > <dependency org="hibernate" name="hibernate" rev="3.2.6"/> > > > > The resolver is chained to first look in a local repository hosted by > > an Apache server, then ibiblio. I have a directory in Apache Ivy > > repository for hibernate and it contains the hibernate-3.2.6-jar file, > > > which is resolved just fine, but how do I pull in other jars that > > reside in the same directory that hibernate depends on -- (such as > > javassist.jar or ejb3-persistence.jar) without explicitly listing each > > > jar file as a dependency? > > > > There must be some way to do this, and I am sure it is probably > > documented, but I can't find it. Can anyone help me out with a simple > > > answer and short example? > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Michael Griffith > > >
