Redirecting the output directory of 'mvn package' or 'mvn compile' command

Question

I am working on a Java project (where maven is the build tool) with resin server. I found some nice plugins for Tomcat by which if I issue a 'mvn compile' then the compiled file goes to the <tomcat>/webapps directory. But I have not found any plugin for resin to do the same task. So now I am trying to change the output directory for 'mvn compile' or 'mvn package' command. Can anyone suggest me how can I do this?

By default the output of mvn compile or mvn package goes to the <project_dir>/target. But I want to place the output to '~/resin_hosts' directory.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Try setting the following property in the POM:

<build>
    <outputDirectory>${user.home}/resin_hosts</outputDirectory>
</build>

The maven-jar-plugin also allows changing the directory of the jar:

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.5</version>
    <configuration>
       ...
       <outputDirectory>output_dir</outputDirectory>
    </configuration>
</plugin>