This document discusses build tools and provides an overview of Maven. It defines what a build and build tool are. It then covers some common build tools like Rake and Java build tools. The bulk of the document focuses on explaining Maven, including its concepts like the Project Object Model (POM), default build lifecycle, directory structure, and installation process. It aims to provide a basic introduction to build tools in general and the popular build tool Maven.
11. Maven - Installation
Make sure JDK 1.6 is installed.
Add JAVA_HOME variable as Windows environment variable.
Visit Maven official website, download the Maven zip file, for example :
apache-maven-3.2.2-bin.zip.
Add both M2(Path_till_maven_folder) and
M2_HOME(Path_till_maven_bin_directory) variables in the Windows environment.
Done, to verify it, run mvn --version in the command prompt.