[rules-dev] Tips for building - tip 1: run "mvn dependency:tree" on the modules you lead

Esteban Aliverti esteban.aliverti at gmail.com
Fri May 13 10:36:15 EDT 2011


In Netbeans, right click in the project -> Show Dependency Graph

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Esteban Aliverti
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On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Geoffrey De Smet
<ge0ffrey.spam at gmail.com>wrote:

>  It's also enabled in your favorite IDE:
>
> Eclipse: I've your using the m2eclipse plugin, can you also use the
> dependency hierarchy overview:
>   http://screencast.com/t/8i7TJKVlwUz
>
> IntelliJ: open sidebar "Maven Projects", right click the module and select
> menu item "Show dependencies".
>
> Op 12-05-11 05:54, Mark Proctor schreef:
>
> On 11/05/2011 15:22, Michael Anstis wrote:
>
> *> Incident* 3: Wierd that drools-compiler would need jetty to test
> something?
>
> If I am not mistaken jetty is used for some of the KnowledgeAgent tests.
>
> *> Incident* 4: Wierd that drools-compiler would need a swing framework to
> test something?
>
> I know Mark did some work integrating glazed-lists with live queries, or
> something around that area a while ago...
>
> yes to both.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 11 May 2011 14:37, Geoffrey De Smet <ge0ffrey.spam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi guys,
>>
>> We should actively notify/teach each other about tips and tricks.
>> There's a lot we can learn from each other.
>> I'll start with a build tip:
>>
>>
>> The problem
>> ========
>> - How bloated is the dependency tree of my module? This affects the
>> download zip size, but also the minimal jars needed to run.
>> - Are there dead dependency left in my module?
>>
>> The solution
>> ========
>> - First thing to understand is that it has to reviewed module by module
>> (focus on end-user modules such as drools-compiler, drools-camel-server,
>> guvnor-webapp, ...).
>> - Use the command *mvn dependency:tree*
>>
>> Example
>> =====
>>
>> Here's the output on drools-compiler.
>> I've annotated a couple of possible incidents which might or might not be
>> a problem.
>> It's hard to tell without someone with extensive drools-compiler
>> experience looking further into it.
>>
>> drools-compiler [master] $ mvn dependency:tree
>> [INFO] Scanning for projects...
>> [INFO]
>>
>> [INFO]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> [INFO] Building Drools :: Compiler 5.3.0-SNAPSHOT
>> [INFO]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> [INFO]
>> [INFO] --- maven-dependency-plugin:2.2:tree (default-cli) @
>> drools-compiler ---
>> [INFO] org.drools:drools-compiler:jar:5.3.0-SNAPSHOT
>> [INFO] +- org.drools:drools-core:jar:5.3.0-SNAPSHOT:compile
>> [INFO] |  \- org.drools:knowledge-api:jar:5.3.0-SNAPSHOT:compile
>> [INFO] +- org.drools:drools-core:test-jar:tests:5.3.0-SNAPSHOT:test
>> [INFO] +- org.apache.felix:org.osgi.core:jar:1.4.0:provided
>> [INFO] +- org.apache.felix:org.osgi.compendium:jar:1.4.0:provided
>> [INFO] +- org.antlr:*antlr-runtime:jar:3.3*:compile
>> [INFO] +- org.antlr:*antlr:jar:3.3*:compile
>>    *Incident* 1: maybe org.antlr:antlr-runtime:jar:3.3 is a subset of
>> org.antlr:antlr-runtime:jar:3.3 ? (antlr is wierd IIRC - so this is probably
>> not in this case)
>> [INFO] +- org.antlr:stringtemplate:jar:3.2.1:compile
>> [INFO] +- antlr:*antlr:jar:2.7.7*:compile
>>    *Incident* 2: maybe antlr:antlr:jar:2.7.7 is a subset of
>> org.antlr:antlr-runtime:jar:3.3 ? (antlr is wierd IIRC - so this is probably
>> not in this case)
>>    In general, dependencies with a non-namespaced groupId need to be
>> upgraded if possible.
>> [INFO] +- org.antlr:gunit:jar:3.3:test
>> [INFO] +- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:jar:3.5.1:compile
>> [INFO] +- janino:janino:jar:2.5.15:compile
>>    Note that janino is optional (output doesn't show that :( ) - no
>> problem here
>> [INFO] +- org.mvel:mvel2:jar:2.1-SNAPSHOT:compile
>> [INFO] +- com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:jar:1.3.1:test
>> [INFO] |  \- xpp3:xpp3_min:jar:1.1.4c:test
>> [INFO] +- org.mortbay.*jetty*:jetty-embedded:jar:6.1.15:test
>>    *Incident* 3: Wierd that drools-compiler would need jetty to test
>> something?
>> [INFO] |  +- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty:jar:6.1.15:test
>> [INFO] |  |  +- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty-util:jar:6.1.15:test
>> [INFO] |  |  \- org.mortbay.jetty:servlet-api:jar:2.5-20081211:test
>> [INFO] |  \- javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:jar:2.1:test
>> [INFO] +- org.opensymphony.quartz:quartz:jar:1.6.1:test
>> [INFO] +- com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-xjc:jar:2.2.1.1:provided
>> [INFO] +- com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:jar:2.2.1.1:provided
>> [INFO] +- javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:jar:2.2.1:provided
>> [INFO] +- javax.xml.stream:stax-api:jar:1.0-2:provided
>> [INFO] +- javax.activation:activation:jar:1.1:provided
>> [INFO] +- net.java.dev.*glazedlists*:glazedlists_java15:jar:1.8.0:test
>>    *Incident* 4: Wierd that drools-compiler would need a swing framework
>> to test something?
>> [INFO] +- junit:junit:jar:4.8.1:test
>> [INFO] \- org.mockito:mockito-all:jar:1.8.2:test
>> [INFO]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> [INFO] BUILD
>> SUCCESS                                                                                                                                  &
>> nbsp;                              &nbs
>> p;
>> [INFO]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                       &n
>> bsp;                                ;
>> [INFO] Total time:
>> 1.951s                                                                                                                                  &n
>> bsp;
>> ;
>> [INFO] Finished at: Wed May 11 15:09:09 CEST
>> 2011                                                                                                                                  &nbs
>> p;                               & nbsp;
>> [INFO] Final Memory:
>> 10M/309M
>>                                &nb
>> sp;
>> [INFO]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Here's another example showing another type of incident:
>>
>> drools-camel-server [master] $ mvn dependency:tree
>> ...
>> [INFO] +- org.drools:drools-grid-impl:jar:5.3.0-SNAPSHOT:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.mina:mina-core:jar:2.0.1:compile (version managed
>> from 2.0.0-M6)
>> [INFO] |  \- com.hazelcast:hazelcast:jar:1.8.5:compile
>> ...
>> [INFO] +- org.apache.camel:camel-cxf:jar:2.4.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  \- org.apache.cxf:*cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs*:jar:2.2.9:compile
>> [INFO] |     +- org.apache.cxf:cxf-common-utilities:jar:2.2.9:compile
>> [INFO] |     +- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http:jar:2.2.9:compile
>> [INFO] |     +- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis:jar:2.2.9:compile
>> [INFO] |     +- jaxen:jaxen:jar:1.1.1:compile
>> [INFO] |     \- org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:jar:2.4.0:compile
>> ...
>> [INFO] +- org.apache.cxf:*cxf-bundle-jaxrs*:jar:2.2.9:compile
>>   *Incident* A: This cxf-bundle-jaxrs is an uber jar. *Uber jars (as
>> dependencies) are evil.*
>>      An uber jar extracts the classes from other jars and zips them
>> (=aggregate) in itself.
>>      This effectively kills maven's ability to only have 1 class of
>> something in your classpath.
>>      It turns your classpath into box of chocolates: *you never know what
>> version of class file you'll get*.
>>      Also, it bloats the classpath with things you don't need (like jetty
>> in this case)
>>      and those cause havoc if you deploy it to some app servers.
>> [INFO] |  +- aopalliance:aopalliance:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  +-
>> org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-annotation_1.0_spec:jar:1.1.1:compile
>> [INFO] |  +-
>> org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-stax-api_1.0_spec:jar:1.0.1:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- wsdl4j:wsdl4j:jar:1.6.2:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.ws.commons.schema:XmlSchema:jar:1.4.5:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- commons-lang:commons-lang:jar:2.4:compile
>> [INFO] |  +-
>> org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-activation_1.1_spec:jar:1.0.2:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.codehaus.woodstox:wstx-asl:jar:3.2.9:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.neethi:neethi:jar:2.0.4:compile
>> [INFO] |  +-
>> org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-javamail_1.4_spec:jar:1.6:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.springframework:spring-web:jar:2.5.6:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.mortbay.jetty:*jetty*:jar:6.1.21:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.mortbay.jetty:jetty-util:jar:6.1.21:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- javax.ws.rs:jsr311-api:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.abdera:abdera-core:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.abdera:abdera-i18n:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- commons-codec:commons-codec:jar:1.3:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.abdera:abdera-parser:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.ws.commons.axiom:axiom-impl:jar:1.2.7:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.ws.commons.axiom:axiom-api:jar:1.2.7:compile
>> [INFO] |  +- org.apache.abdera:abdera-extensions-json:jar:1.0:compile
>> [INFO] |  \- org.apache.abdera:abdera-extensions-main:jar:1.0:compile
>> ...
>>
>> Also, if you're trying to solve such things on master, try upgrading the
>> dependencies first (not on a release branch - upgrading is risky!):
>> many issues in the poms tend to be identified and fixed in newer versions.
>>
>> --
>> With kind regards,
>> Geoffrey De Smet
>>
>>
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