June 2005
Beginner
224 pages
5h 40m
English
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Chapter 1. Maven Jump-Start
Let's start using Maven. By the end of this chapter you should be able to create a Maven project from scratch, use Maven to manage dependencies, and create a simple project web site with some interesting reports.
Installing Maven
Before you start in on this book, you'll need to install some prerequisites. While the examples in this book were written with Java 1.4.2, Maven is compatible with both Java 1.4.2 and Java 1.5.0. This book was written to the most recent version of Maven released at the time of this writing—Maven 1.0.2. In addition to the JDK and Maven 1.0.2, you will also need to be connected to the Internet, as Maven will download dependencies from a public web site as they are required. So, go ahead, install Maven.
Tip
Some of the plug-ins referenced in this Developer's Notebook are not bundled with Maven 1.0.2. Please refer to Chapter 6 and the comprehensive list of plug-ins in Appendix AAppendix A for detailed instructions on installing the required Maven plug-ins.
How do I do that?
Download Maven from the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Go to http://maven.apache.org/ and select Downloading from the Getting Maven menu on the left navigation menu. This will take you to a page which will let you select a Windows Installer package, a .zip file, a tar'd .bzip file, or a tar'd .gzip file. Download the distribution appropriate for your platform.
On a Microsoft Windows platform, download the Windows Installer package (maven-1.0.2.exe) and follow ...
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