[jbosside-dev] Re: New packaging / Seam integration

[Max Rydahl Andersen]

I prefer to be explicit about what the packaging is for and it is for  
seam-gen(erated) apps; not Seam in general.

/max

> Fair enough, so if I understand correctly, Seam allows for a pretty  
> flexible deployment similar to JBoss nested deployments?
>
>  From the user's perspective, wouldn't it be better to call it a "Seam  
> JAR" or some such rather than "seam-gen".. just to avoid confusion? The  
> configuration only dictates a "default" packaging scenario anyway. Once  
> the user is done setting up the JAR, they have full control of modifying  
> it however they see fit.
>
> Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>>
>> seam-gen generates a specific structure that matches its build.xml  
>> script and vice versa.
>>
>> It is single rooted opposed to e.g. WTP or netbeans projects which  
>> can/is multirooted.
>>
>> Seam can be used in all of these scenarioes; it is seam-gen that  
>> (currently) has this layout hence
>> it is a "seam-gen" related structure.
>>
>> WEB-INF/dev is the default location that Seam defines AFAIK. but the  
>> rest is seam-gen specific.
>>
>> /max
>>
>>> So help cure my ignorance here... How are "seam-gen" generated  
>>> packages any different than the packages Seam normally  
>>> accepts/deploys? Does Seam do special processing for "seam-gen"  
>>> packages? (I'm guessing this is where WEB-INF/dev comes in?)
>>>
>>> Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What's the difference?
>>>>>> Yes, a "seam-gen" package type.
>>>>
>>>> seam-gen is a tool in Seam. Seam does not require the layout seam-gen  
>>>> generates, thus it's a seam-gen layout/package.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Max Rydahl Andersen
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>>
>> Hibernate
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>>
>> JBoss a division of Red Hat
>> max.andersen at jboss.com
>
>



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