| * 2.0 Release Notes | |
| Maven 2.0 is a rewrite of the popular Maven application to achieve a number of new goals, and to provide a stable | |
| basis for future development. | |
| This release includes the following new features and changes since Maven 1.0: | |
| * Significantly faster and smaller than previous releases. | |
| * Improved dependency management including dependency closures (transitive dependencies), version ranges, automatic | |
| build numbering, and automatic updating on a configurable interval. | |
| * Defined build lifecycle. Any type of project can be built using standard commands such as compile, test and | |
| install. | |
| * Improved reactor operation. Built in support for multiple projects and without the need to perform a full install | |
| cycle to compile all projects. Includes support for project aggregation. | |
| * Improved plugin architecture, with plugins that can be written in Java and scripting languages such as Beanshell. | |
| * Unified project definition. All information required to build is contained in a single POM, including project | |
| information, dependencies and plugin configuration. | |
| * Improved repository support, including separated snapshot repositories, a new more managable layout and per-project | |
| definitions of new repositories. | |
| * New site management tools that support multiple input and output formats. New input formats include wiki-like | |
| APT format, docbook while continuing to support traditional Maven XDoc and FAQ format. | |
| * Reporting API for producing project information and reports in a standard way. | |
| This release is considered stable with a feature set that encompasses and supersedes Maven 1.0. | |