On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Igor Fedorenko<igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For example, none of "mojo" enhancement
requests we received so far [1] can be supported by neither<ignore/>
nor<execute/> mapping, so improving ways to stores these mappings seems
like a wrong problem to solve.
After reading that list, I am really unsure, whether you considered
all possible alternatives.
For example, let's say I am just assigning a Maven goal like
"generate-resources" and have the project builder run that. Much like
the Ant builder, which invokes a target. (And, if I remember right,
much like what has been done in the past.)
Okay, I admit that I am missing a few settings like folders with
generated sources and stuff like that. But so far, I was always happy
with a manually generated build path in the project. In contrary, I am
unhappy with the new way in 1.0.0, which frequently forces me to run
"Update project configuration", discarding my manual project settings.
IMO, the new M2E wants to be really clever. I have to admit, that I
would prefer it to be not so clever while maintaining the feeling that
I can control it.
Proprietary plugins. I probably emphasize m2e marketplace catalog little
too much. Even though the catalog provides convenient way to discover
and install m2e extensions, it is not required. Proprietary plugins can
be supported by m2e extensions available from an update sites only
visible on company's intranet or come as part of a custom eclipse
distro, for example.
That's not good, Igor. Please note: We are Eclipse *users*, not
*developers*, like you.
We are managing Maven projects, not Eclipse projects. We've got Nexus
up and running, but are far from having an Eclipse update site. Having
played with Tycho a little bit, I find the maintenance of an update
site extremely cumbersome and hard. For example, I haven't yet found a
way how to integrate a new version while preserving existing versions
in the catalog.
Jochen
