Comments on: Maven 2.2.0 released http://indiwiz.com/2009/07/31/maven-2-2-0-released/ Subhash's Tech Log Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Subhash Chandran http://indiwiz.com/2009/07/31/maven-2-2-0-released/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Subhash Chandran Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:32:30 +0000 http://indiwiz.com/?p=407#comment-124 [quote]It adds non-determinism to your build[/quote] This is a valid issue. The Maven community is working hard to solve this. I love Maven because it has simplified a lot of my development. I use Maven exclusively for all my OpenSource work. [quote]It adds non-determinism to your build[/quote]

This is a valid issue. The Maven community is working hard to solve this.

I love Maven because it has simplified a lot of my development. I use Maven exclusively for all my OpenSource work.

]]> By: Manish Chakravarty http://indiwiz.com/2009/07/31/maven-2-2-0-released/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Manish Chakravarty Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:41:41 +0000 http://indiwiz.com/?p=407#comment-112 In my product [1] there is a component [2] which uses maven for building. I simply hate it. - It adds non-determinism to your build - Sometimes you can build older software [3] cause the repo has been moved/deleted I much prefer using Ant build.xml scripts and checking in our jars in another source code control repo. While building our product the jars are pulled in using svn:external or a similar mechanism ( for other SCM's we use ) [1] = http://studios.thoughtworks.com/twist-agile-test-automation [2] = http://seleniumhq.org/download/ [3] = Selenium 0.9.2 wont build it's eclipse:eclipse target due to the required version of bouncycastle being removed for instance - http://release.openqa.org/selenium-remote-control/0.9.2/selenium-remote-control-0.9.2-dist.zip In my product [1] there is a component [2] which uses maven for building. I simply hate it.
- It adds non-determinism to your build
- Sometimes you can build older software [3] cause the repo has been moved/deleted

I much prefer using Ant build.xml scripts and checking in our jars in another source code control repo. While building our product the jars are pulled in using svn:external or a similar mechanism ( for other SCM’s we use )

[1] = http://studios.thoughtworks.com/twist-agile-test-automation

[2] = http://seleniumhq.org/download/

[3] = Selenium 0.9.2 wont build it’s eclipse:eclipse target due to the required version of bouncycastle being removed for instance – http://release.openqa.org/selenium-remote-control/0.9.2/selenium-remote-control-0.9.2-dist.zip

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