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From: Dan Diephouse <dan@envoisolutions.com>
Subject: Re: Axis Build System - Possible conversion to Maven
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:28:40 -0500
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I can see I need to explain about Maven a bit more :).

I understand your worries about converting to maven.  You said:

"introducing yet another technology needed to build Axis is not something I 
believe we need to do at this time."

This is exactly my point!!!  Maven takes care of all these technologies for 
you!!!  It will be the only technology you need once the build conversion is 
through.  It automatically takes care of and downloads the dependencies.  All 
you need to do is tell maven what dependencies there are in your project file 
like so:

   <dependencies>

     <dependency>
       <id>log4j</id>
       <version>1.2.6</version>
     </dependency>

     <dependency>
       <id>jaf:activation</id>
       <version>1.0.2</version>
     </dependency>

     <dependency>
       <id>servletapi</id>
       <version>2.3</version>
     </dependency>