Apache Maven

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Apache Maven
Péter Jeszenszky
Faculty of Informatics, University of Debrecen
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Last modified: March 8, 2018
Apache Maven
Software project management and comprehension
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tool that provides support for
Building projects in a uniform way
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Publishing project information on the web
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Release management
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Distribution of project artifacts
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Dependency management
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Features (1)
Convention over configuration.
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E.g., defines a standard project directory layout.
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Defines project lifecycles and lifecycle phases.
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Declarative.
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Modular and extensible architecture.
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All of its functionality is provided by plugins.
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Features (2)
Although it is used mainly for Java projects, can be
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also used for other programming languages, such
as:
C/C++:
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– nar-maven-plugin http://maven-nar.github.io/
Kotlin:
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– kotlin-maven-plugin
https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/using-maven.html
Scala:
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– scala-maven-plugin
http://davidb.github.io/scala-maven-plugin/
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Development
Written in Java.
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Free and open source software.
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Distributed under the Apache License v2.
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The current stable version is 3.5.3 (released on
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March 8, 2018).
https://maven.apache.org/docs/history.html
Differences between versions 2.x and 3.x.
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Installation
Requires a JDK to be installed, not just a JRE!
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JDK 7 or later is required.
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– Download the latest Oracle JDK from here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/
The JAVA_HOME environment variable must be set
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properly!
Download the latest version of Apache Maven
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from here: http://maven.apache.org/download.html
Installation consists of unpacking an archive and
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setting the PATH environment variable.
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Installation (Linux) (1)
If unpacked in the directory /opt/apache-
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maven-3.5.3, set the PATH environment variable
as shown:
export PATH=/opt/apache-maven-3.5.3/bin:
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$PATH
Hint: add the above command to the
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/etc/profile.d/maven.sh file in order to be
automatically executed.
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Installation (Linux) (2)
Alternatively, Apache Maven can be installed via
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the SDKMAN! tool, executing the following
command:
sdk install maven
For the installation instructions of SDKMAN! see:
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http://sdkman.io/install.html
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Installation (Windows)
If unpacked in the directory C:\Program
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Files\apache-maven-3.5.3
Add the C:\Program Files\apache-maven-
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3.5.3\bin directory to the PATH environment
variable.
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Verifying Successful Installation
Execute one of the following two equivalent
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commands in the command line:
mvn --version
mvn -v
If the installation was successful, you should see
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the following output:
AAppaacchhee MMaavveenn 33..55..33 ((33338833cc3377ee11ff99ee99bb33bbcc33ddff55005500cc2299cc88aaffff99ff229955229977;;
22001188--0022--2244TT2200::4499::0055++0011::0000))
MMaavveenn hhoommee:: //oopptt//aappaacchhee--mmaavveenn--33..55..33
JJaavvaa vveerrssiioonn:: 11..88..00__116611,, vveennddoorr:: OOrraaccllee CCoorrppoorraattiioonn
JJaavvaa hhoommee:: //hhoommee//jjeesszzyy//..ssddkkmmaann//ccaannddiiddaatteess//jjaavvaa//88uu116611--oorraaccllee//jjrree
DDeeffaauulltt llooccaallee:: hhuu__HHUU,, ppllaattffoorrmm eennccooddiinngg:: UUTTFF--88
OOSS nnaammee:: ""lliinnuuxx"",, vveerrssiioonn:: ""33..1133..00--3377--ggeenneerriicc"",, aarrcchh:: ""aammdd6644"",, ffaammiillyy:: ""uunniixx""
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