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Alex
Alex

Reputation: 1085

Using Maven 3, how do I overwrite a file defined in one of the dependencies?

I have a multi-module Java EE application including a module for the web archive. The WAR declares a dependecy on another WAR which provides a general purpose CSS. I'd like to overwrite the provided CSS in my local WAR to add some specific behaviour. So I copied the CSS from the dependency and placed it in the very same directory in my local WAR (being src/main/webapp/css/file.css).

I assumed Maven to merge these files, so my changes eventually become visible. However, after deploying the application I still end up with the general purpose version provided by the dependency.

Is there any solution / plugin to fix this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 250

Answers (1)

Stijn Geukens
Stijn Geukens

Reputation: 15628

What you probably need is Maven's overlay feature which can merge 2 war projects: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-war-plugin/overlays.html

Upvotes: 1

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