tcurdt/jdeb — pull request #46 by teabot (2012-06-15 16:32:52+00:00)
Title: Allow the creation of directory paths within the deb from configuration alone.

What does it do?
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This patch allows you to create directory entries within the POM from configuration alone:
```xml

template

etc/${project.artifactId}
var/lib/${project.artifactId}
var/log/${project.artifactId}
var/run/${project.artifactId}

perm
${execUser}

```
Why is this useful?
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We use jdeb in many projects. We have a standard project and package layout. To minimize per-project configuration we put our jdeb configuration in our 'master' pom file. Developers just inherit it and don't have to think about getting our deb packaging right.

Many of our projects require the set up of standard paths on the deployment target. These paths often include project specific information such as the project name. Instead of copying sets of empty directories into the deb (which would need to first be tediously created), it's handy to be able to declare the paths as a 'template' in the JDeb configuration.