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| <author email="brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</author> |
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| <h5>Get Maven 2.0.4</h5> |
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| Maven 2.0.4 |
| <small>(1.1Mb)</small> |
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| Maven 2.0.4 Tasks for Ant |
| <small>(870k)</small> |
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| <section name="Welcome to Maven"> |
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| 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. |
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| If you think that Maven could help your project, you can find out more information about 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>, |
| a <a href="features.html">list of some of its main features</a>, a set of <a href="general.html">frequently |
| asked questions about what Maven is</a>, and references to a small number of the other projects that are |
| <a href="powered-by-m2.html">already using Maven</a>. |
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| <h3>Learning about Maven</h3> |
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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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| <tr><td><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="todo.html">Builder Centre</a></span></td> |
| <td>information for those needing to build a project that uses Maven</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="todo.html">User Centre</a></span></td> |
| <td>information for those wanting to use Maven to build their project, including a "10 minute test" that gives |
| a practical overview of Maven's main features in just 10 minutes</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="todo.html">Plugin Developer Centre</a></span></td> |
| <td>information for those who may or may not be using Maven, but want to provide a plugin for shared |
| functionality or to accompany their own product or toolset</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="todo.html">Maven Developer Centre</a></span></td> |
| <td>information for those who are currently developers, or interested in becoming developers of the Maven |
| project itself.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em"><a href="todo.html">Maven Repository Centre</a></span></td> |
| <td>information for those who may or may not use, but are interested in getting project metadata into the repository.</td></tr> |
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| 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. |
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| You can access the guides at any time from the left navigation. |
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| <h3>Documentation Index</h3> |
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| If you are looking for a quick reference, you can use the documentation index. It is available in both |
| <a href="todo.html">alphabetical</a> and <a href="todo.html">categorical</a> listing formats. |
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| <h3>Plugins</h3> |
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| Maven functionality is provided by plugins. For an explanation of how plugins work, and basic information on how |
| to use a plugin, see the <a href="todo.html">introduction to plugins</a> in the Users Centre. |
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| For detailed information on just some of the plugins available for Maven, see the <a href="todo.html">plugin |
| list</a>. <!-- TODO: link to the by-category list --> |
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| <h3>Converting from a different Build System</h3> |
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| If you are currently using a different build system, there are options for converting from that to Maven 2 |
| either partially or completely. These guides also give an overview of the differences between Maven and the |
| other build system. The following guides are available in the Users Centre: |
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| <ul> |
| <li><a href="todo.html">Converting from Ant to Maven 2</a></li> |
| <li><a href="todo.html">Converting from Maven 1.x to Maven 2</a></li> |
| <li><a href="todo.html">Adding Maven 2 to an IDE based build</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <h3>How to Get Support</h3> |
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| Support for Maven is available in a variety of different forms. |
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| To get started, search the documentation, the <a href="todo.html">wiki</a>, <a href="issue-tracking.html">issue |
| tracker</a>, or the <a href="mail-lists.html">mailing list archives</a> to see if the problem has been solved or |
| reported before. |
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| If the problem has not been reported before, the recommended way to get help is to |
| subscribe to the <a href="mail-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. |
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| You can also reach the Maven developers on <a href="todo.html">IRC</a>. |
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