[antlr-interest] errors in embedding grammar files in maven project - regd.

[Ashok Varikuti]

Ashok Varikuti wrote:
> Jim Idle wrote:
>> On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 20:26 -0600, Ashok Varikuti wrote:
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>> I encapsulated antlr grammar files in a eclipse maven project. The 
>>> compilation task of grammar files is done at maven compile time. I 
>>> specified the output directory to be the following :-
>>>     
>>
>> Here is a sample configuration for antlr3-maven-plugin version 
>> 3.1.1.1, which is now synced with Maven central (because I just used 
>> it ;-).
>>
>>
>>             <plugin>
>>                 <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
>>                 <artifactId>antlr3-maven-plugin</artifactId>
>>                 <version>3.1.1.1</version>
>>                 <configuration>
>>                     
>> <sourceDirectory>src/main/java/com/temporalwave/parsers/aspdotnet</sourceDirectory> 
>>
>>                     
>> <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources/aspdotnetjava/com/temporalwave/parsers/aspdotnet</outputDirectory> 
>>
>>                     
>> <libDirectory>src/main/java/com/temporalwave/parsers/aspdotnet</libDirectory> 
>>
>>                     <excludes>
>>                         <exclude>commonwalker.g</exclude>
>>                     </excludes>
>>                 </configuration>
>>                                 <executions>
>>
>>                     <execution>
>>                         <goals>
>>                             <goal>antlr</goal>
>>                         </goals>
>>                     </execution>
>>                 </executions>
>>
>>             </plugin>
>>  
>> If you do not specify a source and output directory then it looks for 
>> grammar in the ./antlr directory and the output files should be in:
>>
>> target/generated-sources/nameofyourartifact/antlr
>>
>> But your package is:
>>
>>     @header {
>>     package prefuse.parser.dotparser;
>>     }
>>     @lexer::header {
>>       package prefuse.parser.dotparser;
>>     }
>>  
>> So you want your grammar files to be in the directory:
>>
>>    
>> <sourceDirectory>src/main/java/prefuse/parser/dotparser</sourceDirectory> 
>>
>>  
>> and your output files should be:
>>
>>    
>> <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources/yourartifactname/prefuse/parser/dotparser</outputDirectory> 
>>
>>  
>> Then it will all work. Be sure to use version 3.1.1.1 of the plugin 
>> if you have dependent grammars (tokenVocab option) as the 3.1.1 
>> version and below do not calculate dependencies correctly.
>>
>> Jim
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>>   
> Hi Jim,
>
> I was able to figure out what you are talking. It did work for me. 
> Cheers.
>
Hi Jim,

I was able to figure out what you are talking about. It did work for me. 
Cheers.


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Ashok R Varikuti
Graduate Research Assistant
CIS Dept, Kansas State University
785-304-2401
ashokv at ksu.edu