On 21 October 2014 09:20, David Hoffer <dhoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hum, why isn't the Maven user list the right place to ask about how to use > Maven to create an iso? I'm not saying I have to use that plugin to do the > job, just looking for input on how to do this regardless of the plugin.
If you want to ask general questions on how to do something in Maven sure, then this is the place. If you want to know why a particular plugin has problems and how to solve them and its not one the Maven community is responsible for, then you would get better help from the correct owners of that plugin. The chances of someone here knowing the correct answer is much lower than asking at the correct place. In your particular case, building an ISO image is not strictly part of the Maven lifecycle, and the amount of people who know how to do that will be limited. YMMV. You could try using the Assembly plugin ( http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/) to layout your ISO, but you will need another tool besides Maven to create the ISO image. You can use any other these to invoke external tools and bind them to the Maven Lifecycle ( http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html ): * Maven Ant Run plugin (http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-antrun-plugin/), * Exec Maven plugin (http://mojo.codehaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/) * Write your own plugin (http://maven.apache.org/plugin-developers/) You probably want to create a separate module that creates the ISO image from previously completed modules, and attach your ISO building to the package phase.
