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mh_linkjars

MAVEN(1)							   User Commands							  MAVEN(1)

NAME

       Maven - Creates links in /usr/share/maven-repo for all jars.

SYNOPSIS

       mh_linkjars [option]...

DESCRIPTION

       Reads the file debian/$package.poms and create links for each jar file generated by a POM listed in the .poms file.

OPTIONS

       -h --help: show this text

       -V --version: show the version

       -p<package> --package=<package>: name of the Debian package which

	      will contain the jar files

       -e<version>, --set-version=<version>: set the version for the jars,

	      do not use the version declared in the POM file.

       -r<rules> --rules=<rules>: path to the file containing the

	      rules to apply when cleaning the POM.  Optional, the default location is debian/maven.rules

       -v --verbose: show more information while running

       -n --no-act: don't actually do anything, just print the results

       The  <package>.poms  file  should contain the list of POM files associated with the list of jars to install in the repository, and each pom
       file should have either the option  --usj-name,	giving	the  name  of  the  jar  (without  the	extension)  to	link  to  and  located	in
       /usr/share/java, or the option --artifact, which should contain the full name of the source jar to link to.

       See also: mh_linkjar(1), mh_install(1)

Maven Repo Helper version 1.7.1 				   January 2012 							  MAVEN(1)

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