svn commit: r292173 - /maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt

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Author: brett
Date: Wed Sep 28 06:12:30 2005
New Revision: 292173

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=292173&view=rev
Log:
add extensions to lifecycle doco

Modified:
    maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt

Modified: maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt?rev=292173&r1=292172&r2=292173&view=diff
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--- maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt (original)
+++ maven/components/trunk/maven-site/src/site/apt/lifecycle.apt Wed Sep 28 06:12:30 2005
@@ -269,8 +269,23 @@
   The phases to bind are listed in the configuration element, and each that is given can have one goal associated with
   that phase for that particular packaging.
 
-  Once this is included in the JAR and the plugin is added to the project, the packaging will also be available from
-  that project.
+  Once this is included in the JAR, the plugin needs to be added to the project to make the packaging available from
+  that project. In addition to listing the plugin, you must specify that it provides extensions:
+
+----
+...
+ <packaging>plexus-application</packaging>
+...
+ <plugin>
+   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+   <artifactId>plexus-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+   <extensions>true</extensions>
+ </plugin>
+...
+----
+
+  Setting the extensions flag is also necessary if you provide custom artifact type handlers (closely related to
+  providing a packaging).
 
 ** Forking a Parallel Lifecycle
 



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