question about shared assembly descriptor

[Mingliang Qi <qm...@gmail.com>]

Hello *,
	I have a problem when using the sharing assembly descriptors. Let’s say i have a directory structure loos like:

module-A
    +-- src
    |   `-- main
    |       `-- resources
    |           `-- assemblies
    |               `-- myassembly.xml
    `— pom.xml
module-B
    `—pom.xml


module-B’s pom.xml wants to use the descriptor in module-A, which could be done by adding module-A as a dependency on the assembly plugin then use the descriptorRefs. But the problem is I already has module B as a dependency in module-A. so this will lead to a cyclic reference.

If i do without the dependency and just use the descriptor directly will also lead to wrong base directory for the descriptor.(the base directory for myassembly.xml will be module-B) 

How can i use the shared assembly descriptor in this case properly?

Best,
Mingliang

Re: question about shared assembly descriptor

[John Casey <jd...@commonjava.org>]

Typically, I create a separate module to do nothing but house the 
assembly descriptors I'm sharing in my project. Modules are cheap, after 
all. Then, you can include the assembly module as a plugin-level 
dependency in both modules that use it.

FWIW, it's also best to ask this sort of usage question on 
users@maven.apache.org. This list is for development of Maven itself 
(and associated projects).

-john

On 06/02/2014 04:17 PM, Mingliang Qi wrote:
> Hello *,
> 	I have a problem when using the sharing assembly descriptors. Let’s say i have a directory structure loos like:
>
> module-A
>      +-- src
>      |   `-- main
>      |       `-- resources
>      |           `-- assemblies
>      |               `-- myassembly.xml
>      `— pom.xml
> module-B
>      `—pom.xml
>
>
> module-B’s pom.xml wants to use the descriptor in module-A, which could be done by adding module-A as a dependency on the assembly plugin then use the descriptorRefs. But the problem is I already has module B as a dependency in module-A. so this will lead to a cyclic reference.
>
> If i do without the dependency and just use the descriptor directly will also lead to wrong base directory for the descriptor.(the base directory for myassembly.xml will be module-B)
>
> How can i use the shared assembly descriptor in this case properly?
>
> Best,
> Mingliang
>
>

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