Maven: The Complete Reference
Chapter 8. Maven Assemblies

Chapter 8. Maven Assemblies

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Assembly Basics

8.2.1. Predefined Assembly Descriptors
8.2.2. Building an Assembly
8.2.3. Assemblies as Dependencies
8.2.4. Assembling Assemblies via Assembly Dependencies

8.3. Overview of the Assembly Descriptor

8.4. The Assembly Descriptor

8.4.1. Property References in Assembly Descriptors
8.4.2. Required Assembly Information

8.5. Controlling the Contents of an Assembly

8.5.1. Files Section
8.5.2. FileSets Section
8.5.3. Default Exclusion Patterns for
8.5.4. dependencySets Section
8.5.5. moduleSets Sections
8.5.6. Repositories Section
8.5.7. Managing the Assembly’s Root Directory
8.5.8. componentDescriptors and

8.6. Best Practices

8.6.1. Standard, Reusable Assembly Descriptors
8.6.2. Distribution (Aggregating) Assemblies

8.7. Summary