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This document (as well as the others in this section) provide
an introduction to Maven and how to use it within a project.
For those that have already skimmed the documentation on this
site, you may be asking yourself, what *exactly* does it mean to
use Maven? That question will have different answers over time
as Maven evolves, but these documents
attempt to illustrate (using the Turbine projects as an example)
how one might install, integrate and leverage the power of Maven
in a project.
To avoid overwhelming you (user, developer, or contributor) with
unnecessary information, this document attempts to provide
references to various documents depending upon your Maven
interests. It is meant to provide you with a starting point
that can be effectively used to get to the information you need
without going through all of the documentation on the site,
which might be a little overwhelming.
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Document
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Description
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Download
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Before you can start using Maven in any form, you'll have
to download the Maven distribution to your system (unless
you plan on building Maven from source). This document
provides links to the various distributions available.
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Install
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After you have downloaded a distribution, you'll need to
install this on your system before you can start using
Maven (unless you plan on building Maven from source).
This document provides step-by-step instructions on the
installation process.
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Integrate
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If you are interested in integrating Maven with your
project, this document will provide such information. The
document details the process of creating a Maven project
descriptor for your project. This document provides
example build files and project descriptors.
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Use
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For those of you that have been referred to this document
because you are trying to build a Maven-enabled project
(i.e. one of the Turbine projects), this document will
provide you with all of the necessary information required
to build any Maven-enabled project.
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Build
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For the adventurous (its actually quite easy), you can
build Maven from source instead of downloading and
installing via an installer. As a result of building
Maven directly, it will also be installed on your system.
This document provides you with step by step instructions.
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Anakia Users
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If you currently use Anakia to generate documentation, you
can easily give your site a face-lift with Maven! Maven
can generate an entire site from your Anakia documentation
for you! This is a great opportunity to start integrating
Maven into your project.
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