I'm new too, so just been through this, but no you don't. You create a
pom.xml file, or have maven do it for you by using "mvn archetype:create
<args>..". Then you add <dependency> xml frags that tell what libs your
project depends on. Then when you do a "mvn compile" or related goal, maven
will download all the deps for you. So an example dependency is
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
</dependency>
The big idea of maven is it gets rid of that ./lib directory.
You can track down your dependencies at a www.ibiblio.org/maven2 and use
google to help you out by googling for site:www.ibiblio.org maven2 junit.
It will lead you to a directory with a junit-3.8.1.pom file that will tell
you the info needed to craft your dependency rule.
Hope this helps.
Adam
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From: goatwuss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:54 AM
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Subject: Maven Noobie - How can I just add a directory of jars to my
classpath?
Hello - I am getting started with Maven. I am looking at online guides and
literature, and I'm trying to not be retarded
All I want to do is somehow point to a directory of jar files (./lib) and
add these to the classpath so I can compile my code in maven.
I can see that there's this idea of the "repository" in maven... Do I have
to manually add each required jar file to the local repository? Do I need
to put more lines in my pom.xml for each required jar, or can I just say
"include this whole directory of jars"
Thanks, and sorry if this is a dumb question
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