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InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
Wayne
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com>.
here is some code
public void execute()
throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
Commandline cl = new Commandline();
cl.setExecutable( new File( this.iaLocation, "build"
).getAbsolutePath() );
cl.createArg().setFile( this.iaProjectFile );
cl.createArg().setValue( "-d" );
cl.createArg().setFile( this.buildWorkdirLocation );
this.executeCommandline( cl, null );
if ( this.attachArtifacts != null ) {
for ( IAArtifact attachArtifact : attachArtifacts ) {
String type = attachArtifact.getType();
if ( type == null ) {
type = FileUtils.getExtension(
attachArtifact.getFile().getAbsolutePath() );
}
projectHelper.attachArtifact( this.project, type,
attachArtifact.getClassifier(),
attachArtifact.getFile() );
}
}
}
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have experience on both IA ant and build executable. Ended up to
> write a maven plugin ( ia-maven-plugin) and just invoke the
> build/build.exe command line
>
> -D
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
>>> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
>>> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
>>> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
>>>
>>> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
>>> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
>>> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
>> was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch of
>> files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
>> kicked off the IA build.
>>
>> I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
>> then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
>> well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven does
>> the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
>>
>> I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin for
>> Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
>> couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just fine.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Ed
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com>.
Please also note that before invoking IA, we still need to do lots of
prep works to create a staging area to place all required files to be
consumed by IA. the prep works are done by various maven plugin such
as resource, dependency, antrun, etc
-D
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dealing with IA ant task thru maven is cumbersome. It is must simpler
> just to invoke the command line.
>
> -Dan
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Ryan Wexler <ry...@iridiumsuite.com> wrote:
>> Interesting.
>> What was the advantage you found to a custom plugin versus just executing
>> through Antrun?
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have experience on both IA ant and build executable. Ended up to
>>> write a maven plugin ( ia-maven-plugin) and just invoke the
>>> build/build.exe command line
>>>
>>> -D
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
>>> >> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
>>> >> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
>>> >> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
>>> >>
>>> >> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
>>> >> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
>>> >> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> > Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
>>> > was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch
>>> of
>>> > files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
>>> > kicked off the IA build.
>>> >
>>> > I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
>>> > then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
>>> > well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven
>>> does
>>> > the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
>>> >
>>> > I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin
>>> for
>>> > Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
>>> > couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just
>>> fine.
>>> >
>>> > Hope this helps,
>>> > Ed
>>>
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com>.
Dealing with IA ant task thru maven is cumbersome. It is must simpler
just to invoke the command line.
-Dan
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Ryan Wexler <ry...@iridiumsuite.com> wrote:
> Interesting.
> What was the advantage you found to a custom plugin versus just executing
> through Antrun?
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have experience on both IA ant and build executable. Ended up to
>> write a maven plugin ( ia-maven-plugin) and just invoke the
>> build/build.exe command line
>>
>> -D
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
>> >> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
>> >> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
>> >> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
>> >>
>> >> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
>> >> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
>> >> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
>> >>
>> >>
>> > Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
>> > was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch
>> of
>> > files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
>> > kicked off the IA build.
>> >
>> > I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
>> > then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
>> > well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven
>> does
>> > the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
>> >
>> > I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin
>> for
>> > Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
>> > couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just
>> fine.
>> >
>> > Hope this helps,
>> > Ed
>>
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Ryan Wexler <ry...@iridiumsuite.com>.
Interesting.
What was the advantage you found to a custom plugin versus just executing
through Antrun?
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have experience on both IA ant and build executable. Ended up to
> write a maven plugin ( ia-maven-plugin) and just invoke the
> build/build.exe command line
>
> -D
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
> >> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
> >> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
> >> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
> >>
> >> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
> >> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
> >> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
> >>
> >>
> > Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
> > was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch
> of
> > files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
> > kicked off the IA build.
> >
> > I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
> > then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
> > well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven
> does
> > the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
> >
> > I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin
> for
> > Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
> > couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just
> fine.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Ed
>
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Dan Tran <da...@gmail.com>.
I have experience on both IA ant and build executable. Ended up to
write a maven plugin ( ia-maven-plugin) and just invoke the
build/build.exe command line
-D
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
>> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
>> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
>> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
>>
>> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
>> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
>> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
>>
>>
> Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
> was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch of
> files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
> kicked off the IA build.
>
> I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
> then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
> well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven does
> the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
>
> I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin for
> Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
> couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just fine.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ed
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Re: InstallAnywhere plugin -- or just use their Ant task?
Posted by Ed Hillmann <ed...@gmail.com>.
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A friend is using Ant + InstallAnywhere and I told him that I would
> look into options for integrating it with his Maven builds. I am
> familiar with izPack and other options but his company has an
> investment in IA and going to another tool is not desired.
>
> It looks like there is an Ant task provided by IA and right now I'm
> planning to leverage that, but I'd also like to hear from anyone else
> who is using IA with Maven to hear your thoughts and comments.
>
>
Hi Wayne. I've just started porting an existing ant script to Maven that
was used to perform an IA build. The existing Ant script moved a bunch of
files around to be in a certain directory for the IA project, and then
kicked off the IA build.
I moved the file-moving logic into Maven using the Assembly plugin, and
then kicked off the IA build using the antrun plugin. This works pretty
well, as all the antrun plugin needs to do is run the IA build. Maven does
the remaining logic which was in the old Ant script.
I did the same thing when I started, though. I looked for an IA plugin for
Maven, and probably would have used it first had one been available (I
couldn't find one). However, using antrun has been doing the job just fine.
Hope this helps,
Ed