Project structure

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Another new requirment.
Make project using ivy has no differency from ant based project. 
1. Remove ivy specific project node . Merge ivy libraries into the project
Libraries panel，and user can add a ivy dependency to Project libraries. I
think the best is user can add Jar/Folder, Ivy dependency, Manen Dependency
at the same time. 
2. Move Ivy configuration(ivy.xml and ivysettings.xml .etc) to Project
Files(like maven project).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hantsy on 1 May 2009 at 2:57

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Hi thanks to interest to this project

1. Personnally I do not like very much how libraries are handled in ant default
project. And I think it will be very confusing to mix the 2, ivy resolved 
results and
libraries. That's why I have chosen at the beginning to separate those part. 
As for maven projects, I choose to handle libraries very differently from the 
ant
default. But differently from maven based projects, you can still with ivy 
enabled
projects deal with the old libraries management.

2. You mean rename the "ivy Configuration" node to "Project Files" ? AFAIK, the
"project Files" node does'not exist in ant based project. FYI, In Netbans module
project this kind of node is called : "Important files".

Original comment by laurent....@gmail.com on 1 May 2009 at 7:17

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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I think the lib dependency management(add dependency to project or create new
libraries in "Libraries" manager)  can be united.
For example , in project properties panel , the "Libraries" can accept 
jar/folder,
maven dependency, ivy denpendency, regardless this project is based on ant or 
maven.

The dependency item list can display like :
file:///zzz/xxx/yyy.jar
classpath:xxx.jar
ivy:[org][module][artifact][version][jar]
maven:[group]:[artifact]:[version][jar]

The netbeans should parse these items to real system path at runtime.

Original comment by hantsy on 2 May 2009 at 1:51

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If I well understand you, you tell that nevermind the structure of the project  
(ant
based or maven) we should have the ability to choose one or another dependency
Manager. It is interesting thought but I think very difficult to apply. 

Indeed, when you write "maven:" you are only interested in the dependency 
management
offered by maven. But when you talk about project based on maven you mean all 
the
maven stuff, and Netbeans delegate (maven is embedded) all the project 
management to
maven. And AFAIK there is no way to tell maven to use ivy instead. 
Furthermore I think not simple and easy to use maven dependency manager outside 
maven
itself.

Maybe OSGi could help here. Too big stuff for instance.

Regards.

Laurent.

Original comment by laurent....@gmail.com on 2 May 2009 at 9:26

• Added labels: Fix-1.2

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I think such features should be provided by the platform. For more common use, I
think NetBeans should provide more effective and simple approaches to resolve
resource  including static resource , resourcebundle, java classes, etc. Add a 
maven
dependency and delegate project management to maven sounds unreasonable. 
Obviously, I
only want reuse the maven repository to resolve dependency, add a maven 
dependency
like "maven:[group]:[artifact]:[version][jar]" can result in adding a classpath 
item
like 
"/home/<user>/.m2/respository/<group>/<artifact>/<artifact>-<version>.jar". 
I think this is the responsibility of NetBeans team.

Netbeans 6.7 provides a way to create "Libraries" from maven dependencies. But 
it
does not support create a hybrid "Libraries" as I described before.

I think this project should improve ant project support currently, and provide 
more
features about ivy later.
1. global and project specific ivy setting
2. generate project scope ivy repository (add it own namespace to all 
libraries).
3. convert ant project libraries to ivy management. 

Thanks.    

Original comment by hantsy on 2 May 2009 at 10:16

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There is no a downloadable file for 1.1-M2?

Original comment by hantsy on 2 May 2009 at 10:21

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I deprecate this download due to 
http://code.google.com/p/ivybeans/issues/detail?id=28

BTW, I plan to make a stable version with the current deatures for the 6.7 
release. 

Sorry for that.

Original comment by laurent....@gmail.com on 3 May 2009 at 9:50