RE: [SPAM] - Re: Maven vs. Ant? - Email has different SMTP TO: and MIME TO: fields in the email addresses

["Jeff A. Drost" <JD...@galaxyplus.com>]

Thanks - I am in the same boat.  I think Maven could be useful, I played
with Maven some, but I do not clearly see any advantages to using Maven.

I am afraid it is my own ignorance or Ant bias - so I'm hoping someone
can point out why Maven is good in X & Y areas.

Hopefully comparing Ant versus Maven isn't like comparing VI versus
Emacs...

-----Original Message-----
From: Scot P. Floess [mailto:floess@mindspring.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:09 AM
To: Ant Users List
Subject: [SPAM] - Re: Maven vs. Ant? - Email has different SMTP TO: and
MIME TO: fields in the email addresses

Jeff:

I don't know a whole lot about maven other than what people have told 
me.  I've heard that whole argument regarding standard environment 
(directories, etc).  However, to me that seems like a pointless 
argument...  I am working on a build environment for my open source 
project...to allow me to simply and easily use the environment for any 
project.  I have "suggested" directory structures...but its all 
overidable.  Regarding library dependencies...I just don't see why that 
is a requirement or a need.  Its my experience that I will develop 
against a "known" set of libraries.  Going out to sync those libraries 
doesn't seem to make sense unless I want the newer libraries.  And then,

to your point, would get the latest and store in some form (perhaps 
source control)...  But typically any place I have ever worked insists 
on using a set of libraries at a certain release number.  Then over 
time, upgrade to newer versions...but not simply keep updating...

To be honest, I haven't found a compelling reason to use maven as ant 
does so much for me...  Maybe its my lack of knowledge or I am biased 
toward ant...

Scot

Jeff A. Drost wrote:
> For anyone who's used Maven, do you prefer Ant to Maven?  Why or why
> not?  What advantages does Maven have over Ant?  Anyone use Maven in
> conjunction with Ant?
>
> I read that Maven has the advantage of standard build commands versus
> proprietary build commands (targets) created in Ant.  Couldn't this be
> accomplished using <ant> tasks in a set of organization-standardized
Ant
> build files?
>
> Maven also advertises itself as good on dependencies, but I'm not so
> sure about maintaining a proprietary archive server.  Why does Maven
not
> want you to use a SCM tool (CVS, Subversion, etc.) to store your
library
> files?
>
>
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