Re: [mevenide-user] call for action: test the upcoming new version 3.1

Hi, is it normal that Maven [3.0.12] also adds itself to the installation list
(probably because some of the nbms in the zip depend on it?)

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Milos Kleint <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
>  I'd like to ask you to become beta testers for the new 3.1 version of
>  mevenide. It's packed with new features, includes many fixes..
>  Some highlights:
>  1. remote repository browsing and in general incorporating remote
>  repositories content in the UI
>  2. latest 2.1-SNAPSHOT maven embedder bundled, most problems caused by
>  the old embedder should be gone.
>  3. j2ee integration improved - deployment of ears, webframeworks can
>  be added to maven projects.
>  4. the maven build can be examined visually in terms of browsing what
>  gets executed. (new action on output window toolbar)
>  5. alternate configurations for action mappings, allow to load the
>  project with some profiles activated.
>  6.probably more and more stuff I can't recall right now.
>
>  Testing it out is really easy.
>
>  Installing the bits is really easy.
>  1. download the 6.1 RC (well, 6.0 final would do as well)
>  2. download the zip file with maven support nbm files from
>  http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/mevenide/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/mevenide-AU-SNAPSHOT.zip
>  3. start the IDE, preferably with the --userdir <temp location> switch
>  to to be on the safe side..
>  4. install the nbm files from the zip via Tools/Plugins dialog
>  (Downloaded tab). That should be it.
>
>  I'm interested in bug reports, comments on usability, general rants.
>  However I'd like to push the bits to the default netbeans update
>  center for 6.0 and 6.1 in a week or two, so I'm primarily looking for
>  showstoppers. The upgrade to new maven embedder should fix old
>  problems but could have introduced new ones. I'd like make sure all or
>  most projects load correctly. The more complex setup you have the
>  better.
>
>  Regards and thanks..
>
>  Milos
>
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