Use with maven poms


If you want to use a maven pom.xml instead of ivy.xml file, you just have to select a pom file in the configuration form of IvyDE class path.
When a maven pom is selected, the configurations list is updated with all maven scopes.

Both examples below are a good illustration of maven pom use simplicity :

Maven1 Sample

This sample presents a simple use case of maven pom for IvyDE class path container. We are going to create an eclipse project on commons-httpclient sources.

- Download the commons httpclient sources

- Unzip this file (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)

- Create a new Eclipse java project based on the unzipped sources (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)


Notes: your project do not compile: some imports cannot be resolved.

- Add a new class path container based on the "project.xml" pom and select "default" configuration (maven scope)

- That's all : your project compiles !

Maven2 Sample

This sample shows that IvyDE Class path container on a Maven2 pom can handle transitive dependancies.

- Create a new empty java project in eclipse.

- In your project, create an ivysettings.xml file: 
<ivysettings>
	<conf defaultResolver="ibiblio"/>
	<resolvers>
		<ibiblio name="ibiblio" />
	</resolvers>
</ivysettings>
Using the m2compatible attribute, you can benefit from Maven2 repository compatibility.

- In your project, create a pom.xml file: 
<project>
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
	<groupId>com.mycompany</groupId>
	<artifactId>myproject</artifactId>
	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
			<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
			<version>3.0</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>
</project>
- On the pom.xml file, open the context menu and click on "Add Ivy Library...":
  • Select "Enable project specific settings" and set the "Ivy setting path" to: project:///ivysettings.xml
  • Select the configuration compile and runtime
- That's all ! Your IvyDE class path container gets all dependencies even those that were transitive to the commons-httpclient module !

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