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Does Maven dependency only work with jar?
I have some *.class files in a directory. I know I can make them into a jar
file and add it to the dependency of Maven, but I don't want to package
them. How can I set the dependency in Maven to add this directory to
classpath?
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Re: Does Maven dependency only work with jar?
Posted by "simon.kitching@chello.at" <si...@chello.at>.
Or use maven-antrun-plugin to copy the .class files into target/classes.
The maven-antrun-plugin is always there to do those things that maven
doesn't want to do.
But in this case, just following the maven conventions *is* probably the
right thing.
Regards, Simon
Stephen Connolly schrieb:
> eh! technically he _could_ add a packaging of type class and have one (1)
> maven project for each class file ;-) [i.e. the five class files that he
> does not want to jar up would each have their own maven project, and hope
> that they don't reference each other in a circular fashion or he's screwed]
>
> but in fairness, who'd want to go to all that trouble, writing a
> class-maven-plugin...
>
> Of course at that point he'd then hit how to get those classes into the java
> class path for the compiler etc plugins... so then he's writing a new
> compiler and surefire-type plugin that understands class dependencies...
>
> I'd give an estimate of about 12-15 months to get all that working...
>
> On the other hand, if he packages them up in a jar, that's maybe 12-15
> seconds to get that working...
>
> So to summarise:
>
> fight the system -> months
> use a jar -> seconds
>
> It's his choice!
>
> ;-)
>
> -Stephen
> On Feb 20, 2008 5:59 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> You can't. Don't fight the system and you'll be a generally happier
>> person. Package the class files into a Jar.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2008 7:37 PM, youhaodeyi <yo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have some *.class files in a directory. I know I can make them into a
>>>
>> jar
>>
>>> file and add it to the dependency of Maven, but I don't want to package
>>> them. How can I set the dependency in Maven to add this directory to
>>> classpath?
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Re: Does Maven dependency only work with jar?
Posted by Stephen Connolly <st...@gmail.com>.
eh! technically he _could_ add a packaging of type class and have one (1)
maven project for each class file ;-) [i.e. the five class files that he
does not want to jar up would each have their own maven project, and hope
that they don't reference each other in a circular fashion or he's screwed]
but in fairness, who'd want to go to all that trouble, writing a
class-maven-plugin...
Of course at that point he'd then hit how to get those classes into the java
class path for the compiler etc plugins... so then he's writing a new
compiler and surefire-type plugin that understands class dependencies...
I'd give an estimate of about 12-15 months to get all that working...
On the other hand, if he packages them up in a jar, that's maybe 12-15
seconds to get that working...
So to summarise:
fight the system -> months
use a jar -> seconds
It's his choice!
;-)
-Stephen
On Feb 20, 2008 5:59 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can't. Don't fight the system and you'll be a generally happier
> person. Package the class files into a Jar.
>
> Wayne
>
> On Feb 19, 2008 7:37 PM, youhaodeyi <yo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have some *.class files in a directory. I know I can make them into a
> jar
> > file and add it to the dependency of Maven, but I don't want to package
> > them. How can I set the dependency in Maven to add this directory to
> > classpath?
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Re: Does Maven dependency only work with jar?
Posted by Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com>.
You can't. Don't fight the system and you'll be a generally happier
person. Package the class files into a Jar.
Wayne
On Feb 19, 2008 7:37 PM, youhaodeyi <yo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have some *.class files in a directory. I know I can make them into a jar
> file and add it to the dependency of Maven, but I don't want to package
> them. How can I set the dependency in Maven to add this directory to
> classpath?
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