Re: Java API of libidn

[Simon Josefsson]

Guus der Kinderen <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Simon,
>
> Thanks for your quick reply.
>
> A bit of background: Apache Maven allows you to define dependencies for a
> (java) project. When a Maven-managed project is built, Maven will resolve
> these dependenies (and their dependencies) for you. Corresponding binaries
> are downloaded from a repository, things are organized automatically - you
> really don't have to worry about anything. It would be very useful to add
> libidn to the central Maven repository. In that way, libidn can be used as a
> dependency for every project that's build using Maven.

Thanks for explaining.

> I would be happy to provide the Maven repository artifacts of libidn. For
> these to be included in the central repository, the repository owners
> request that a project member submits them - which is where you would come
> in.
>
> There's a lot of other Maven-related options that could be explored, but me
> providing you with the artifacts of the latest build, and you submitting
> them to the Maven repository would be a very good mix between effort
> spent/objectives met for me.
>
> Submitting artifacts to the repo is done by opening a ticket in a JIRA
> tracker, and providing 'proof' that you own the code (your name mentioned on
> the libidn website will do). It's explained here
> http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-central-repository-upload.html(see
> "step 2: Posting the request").
>
> I'll try to get you the artifacts later tonight,

Sounds good, I may not have time to do it until next week, but should
then be able to do it quickly if you give me exact instructions.  The
java code have not been modified in a quite a while, so perhaps it is
overkill to automate uploading of new releases.  If it is easy achieve,
we could look into it though.

Btw, please keep help-libidn in the cc to archive the discussion and
make other people aware of this contribution.

/Simon

> Regards,
>
>   Guus
>
> 2009/8/28 Simon Josefsson <address@hidden>
>
>> Guus der Kinderen <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Would you consider releasing the Java API of libidn as a Maven artifact?
>> >
>> > Maven is a build manager for Java projects: http://maven.apache.org/
>> >
>> > Having libidn available in the central Maven repository would be helpful
>> for
>> > me (and a lot of other potential users, I bet), as I'd like to include an
>> > up-to-date version of libidn as a dependency of a Maven-configured
>> project.
>>
>> Hi.  Without having understood it all, it seems like a good idea to me.
>> What is needed to make this happen?  I would appreciate help here.
>>
>> /Simon
>>