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diff --git a/src/site/apt/narDependencies.apt b/src/site/apt/narDependencies.apt index e4150b5..2012d79 100644 --- a/src/site/apt/narDependencies.apt +++ b/src/site/apt/narDependencies.apt @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ Mark Donszelmann NAR Dependencies Dependencies on other NARs are handled by the standard maven dependency mechanism. -The type for NAR files is <<<nar>>>, however to ease the inclusion of Java code and -lookup of properties any nar file is always published as an attached artifact -to a jar artifact. A nar dependency therefore becomes a jar dependency and is -declared in the following way: +The type for NAR files is <<<nar>>>. +The main nar file is equivalent to a jar file, but with some nar specific information in it. +The other nar files are always published as attached artifacts +to the main nar artifact. A nar dependency is declared in the following way: +-- <project> @@ -21,23 +21,23 @@ declared in the following way: <groupId>dependent-group</groupId> <artifactId>dependent-artifact</artifactId> <version>dependent-version</version> + <type>nar</type> </dependency> </dependencies> </project> +-- - as is any other jar dependency. Maven will automatically download this jar file -for any goal that requires it. + As of version 2.1.x the type needs to be declared as "nar". +Maven will automatically download this nar file for any goal that requires it. - The NAR plugin knows this is a nar dependency -by looking inside the jar file for a properties file with the following name: + The NAR plugin knows this is a true nar dependency +by looking inside the nar file for a properties file with the following name: +-- META-INF/nar/groupId/artifactId/nar.properties +-- - This file is normally generated in the nar-package goal for pickup by -the standard package goal to be included in the jar file. + This file is normally generated in the nar-package goal. <<TBD there is no way to include a hand-written file>>. The file may contain the following properties: |