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Maven
Each of Maven's features needs to be compared against different products as it encompasses a number of pieces of functionality. It's also worth noting that some of these tools could be integrated into Maven via plugins.
Build Tools
Should compare Ant, Maven 1.x, Maven 2.x, make
Dependency Management
| Maven 2.x | Maven 2.x Ant Tasks | Ivy | Maven 1.x |
---|---|---|---|---|
Transitive dependencies | | | | |
Dependency ranges | | | | |
Version comparison | | | | |
Conflict Resolution | | | | |
Snapshots | | | | |
Profiles | | | | |
Scope | | | | |
Non-java dependencies | | | | |
Filtering | | | | N/A |
Multiproject | | | | |
System scoped (tools.jar) | | | | |
Dependency reports | | | | |
Eclipse plugin | | | | |
IDEA plugin | | | | |
NetBeans plugin | | | | |
Eclipse .classpath generation | | | | |
IDEA .iml generation | | | | |
NetBeans project generation | | | | |
Deployment | | | | |
Mirrors | | | | |
Maven 1.x Repository (non-transitive) | | | | |
Maven 2.x Repository (transitive) | | | | |
Ivyrep (transitive) | | | | |
Multiple repository support | | | | |
Configurable repository layout | | | | |
| Maven 1.x Repository | Maven 2.x Repository | Ivyrep |
---|---|---|---|
Size | 8000+ | 8000+ | 30 |
Immediate Synchronize of OSS Releases | | | |
Artifacts | | | |
User uploads to central repository | | | |
Open sandbox repository | | | |
Site Management
| Maven 2.x | Maven 1.x | Anakia |
---|---|---|---|
Plain text input | | | |
XDoc input | | | |
Docbook input | | | |
XHTML input | | | |
FAQ input | | | |
Confluence input | | | |
XHTML output | | | |
PDF output | | | |
Reporting integration | | | |
Streaming | | | |
Skinnable | | | |
Furniture customisation | | | |
Breadcrumbs | | | |