Hi! If you have a 100-dred jars, then you should really use the declarative dependency mechanism via the pom. Otherwise you don't get all the benefits out of maven.
Or as Sigi Goeschl always says: "Dirty remains, while quick is long forgotten" lg, strub --- goatwuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > Hello, > > Thanks for the reply... the situation is that I am > trying to load a project > with 100 or so jar files that I need to include in > the library... I don't > want to have to manually add each one to a > repository, and include a > separate <dependency> for each jar... I just need a > quick and dirty way to > compile this project > > THX > > > > > adampp wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: goatwuss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:54 AM > > To: [email protected] > > 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 > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://www.nabble.com/Maven-Noobie---How-can-I-just-add-a-directory-of-jars- > > to-my-classpath--tf2503345.html#a6979200 > > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive > at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Maven-Noobie---How-can-I-just-add-a-directory-of-jars-to-my-classpath--tf2503345.html#a6979513 > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
