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| <title>Welcome to Apache Maven</title> |
| <author email="brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</author> |
| <author email="jason@takari.io">Jason van Zyl</author> |
| <author email="olamy@apache.org">Olivier Lamy</author> |
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| <body> |
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| <section name="Welcome to Apache Maven"> |
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| <p> |
| Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model |
| (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| If you think that Maven could help your project, you can find out more information in the "About Maven" |
| section of the navigation. This includes an in-depth description of <a href="what-is-maven.html">what Maven is</a> and |
| a <a href="maven-features.html">list of some of its main features</a>. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
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| This site is separated into the following sections, depending on how you'd like to use Maven: |
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| <table> |
| <tr> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.75em" rowspan="2">Use</th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"> |
| <a href="download.html">Download</a>, <a href="install.html">Install</a>, <a href="run.html">Run</a> Maven |
| </th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"> |
| <a href="configure.html">Configure</a>, <a href="users/index.html">Use</a> Maven and <a href="plugins/index.html">Maven Plugins</a> |
| </th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Information for those needing to build a project that uses Maven</td> |
| <td> |
| Information for developers using Maven to build their project, including a "10 minute test" that gives a |
| practical overview of Maven's main features and a <a href="plugins/index.html">plugin list</a> |
| for more information on each plugin. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.75em" rowspan="2">Extend</th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="plugin-developers/index.html">Write Maven Plugins</a></th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="repository/index.html">Improve the Maven Central Repository</a></th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| Information for developers writing Maven plugins. |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Information for those who may or may not use Maven, but are interested in getting project metadata into the |
| <a href="repository/index.html">central repository</a>. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.75em" rowspan="2">Contribute</th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="guides/development/guide-helping.html">Help Maven</a></th> |
| <th style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="developers/index.html">Develop Maven</a></th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| Information if you'd like to get involved. Maven is an open source community and welcomes contributions. |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Information for those who are currently Maven developers, or who are interested |
| in contributing to the Maven project itself. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| Each guide is divided into a number of trails to get you started on a particular topic, and includes a |
| reference area and a "cookbook" of common examples. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| You can access the guides at any time from the left navigation. |
| If you are looking for a quick reference, you can use the <a href="guides/index.html">documentation index</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3>How to Get Support</h3> |
| <p> |
| Support for Maven is available in a variety of different forms. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| To get started, search the documentation, |
| <a href="issue-management.html">issue management system</a>, the <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN">wiki</a> |
| or the <a href="mailing-lists.html">mailing list archives</a> to |
| see if the problem has been solved or reported before. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| If the problem has not been reported before, the recommended way to get help is to |
| subscribe to the <a href="mailing-lists.html">Maven Users Mailing list</a>. Many other users and Maven developers |
| will answer your questions there, and the answer will be archived for others in the future. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| You can also reach the Maven developers on <a href="community.html">IRC</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3>Apache Software Foundation</h3> |
| <p> |
| Maven is a part of the Apache Software Foundation. We'd like to <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/thanks.html">thank |
| the sponsors</a> that provide financial assistance to the foundation. For more information on how you can support the |
| foundation, see the <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html">sponsorship</a> page. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <a href="https://www.apache.org/events/current-event.html"> |
| <img src="https://www.apache.org/events/current-event-234x60.png" alt="Apache Events" style="float: left"/> |
| </a> |
| You can also attend <a href="https://www.apache.org/events/current-event.html">Apache Events</a>. Don't hesitate to ask on the <a href="mailing-lists.html">Maven User mailing list</a> |
| if Maven team members will be there. It can be a great opportunity to meet them. |
| </p> |
| </section> |
| </body> |
| </document> |