This video demonstrates how easy it is to add dependencies using m2eclipse. Because m2eclipse understands how to interact with a repository index, it can quickly locate a dependency by class name or by GAV coordinate. Don’t know which artifact contains a particular class? Just start writing code and use an Eclipse Quick Fix to search all Maven repositories for an artifact that contains a particular class. Want to inspect and browse a Maven repository? Don’t use a web browser. Use the built-in dependency search feature in m2eclipse.
Devnexus 2010 is the annual Professional Developer Conference, and is being held in Atlanta on March 8 and 9. Sonatype’s Jason van Zyl will be in Atlanta on March 8 to give a presentation on Maven 3 and Next Generation Development Infrastructure. The presentation will cover the future of Maven, Maven 3, the release of m2eclipse 1.0, and the move towards a standardized development stack that includes tools like Maven, Hudson, m2eclipse, and Nexus.
This discussion will focus not only on the tools individually, but how they can work together to create a best practices approach to building and delivering your software in your organization.
For more information on Devnexus 2010 visit the conference website. Devnexus 2010 is sponsored by the Atlanta Java User Group.
One of the most compelling features of m2eclipse is the ability to quickly generate new Maven projects using the New Maven project wizard. This post and the associated video demonstrate the steps to create a simple Maven project using the New Maven project wizard to select the Maven Quickstart archetype. Read more…
To install m2eclipse, use the following Eclipse update site to install the core of the m2eclipse plugin. This Core update site contains a single component: “Maven Integration for Eclipse (Required)”. When you install this component you will be installing all of the core Wizards, the POM Editor, Maven Repository integration, and Maven integration. This post provides a set of detailed instructions for installing m2eclipse 0.10.0. Read more…
This is the first production release of m2eclipse in more than a year, and it couldn’t come any sooner. In this release, you’ll find that we’ve separated the update sites. There is now a core update site and an extras update site which contains optional components. For more details about the installation, please read the installation instructions on the m2eclipse site.
One important note about the 0.10.0 release: you cannot upgrade from 0.9.8 or 0.9.9-dev. You must either uninstall the previous version from your Eclipse installation, or you should start with a new installation of Eclipse. The recommended version of Eclipse for this release is 3.5.1. You can download this eclipse distribution from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads. The rest of this post details what is new and noteworthy about the m2eclipse 0.10.0 release. Read more…
Nexus gives you control over the repositories your builds interact with. It can also provide you with an easier way to publish, distribute, and manage the software applications you create. You can get started by downloading Nexus Professional and reading the free Nexus book.
This video demonstrates how easy it is to add dependencies using m2eclipse. Because m2eclipse understands how to interact with a repository index, it can quickly locate a dependency by class name or by GAV coordinate. Don’t know which artifact contains a particular class? Just start writing code and use an Eclipse Quick Fix to search all Maven repositories for an artifact that contains a particular class. Want to inspect and browse a Maven repository? Don’t use a web browser. Use the built-in dependency search feature in m2eclipse.
