Re: Dynamic dependencies

[Tom Huybrechts <to...@gmail.com>]

you can just add a <dependency/> element to the plugin's configuration
to override the original dependency

On 1/31/07, Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a plugin (maven-jaxme-plugin), which currently has a static
> dependency on jaxme-0.5.2.jar. From time to time I add a bugfix to the
> dependency, which I would like to use in the plugin. However, it isn't
> very manageable to update the plugin anytime I update the dependency.
> So I am thinking whether it is possible to make jaxme a dynamic
> dependency. For example, I might check a special configuration
> parameter "version". If that parameter is present, then I'd use the
> given version, otherwise I'd use the preconfigured 0.5.2. Does someone
> have an example how this can be done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jochen
>
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Re: Dynamic dependencies

[Niels Gylling <ng...@it-practice.dk>]

If the plugin dependency changes frequently, you might consider naming 
the version xx-SNAPSHOT and have a suitable snapshot update policy in 
your settings.xml

/Niels

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Re: Dynamic dependencies

[Jochen Wiedmann <jo...@gmail.com>]

On 2/1/07, Tom Huybrechts <to...@gmail.com> wrote:

> you can just add a <dependency/> element to the plugin's configuration
> to override the original dependency

Is it really that simple? That means, I won't need to change the plugin at all?

Thanks,

Jochen


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