JavaCC: add new CODE_GENERATOR option for the next new design of JavaCC as per version 8.0

[zosrothko]

Hi

JavaCC 8.0 is the new major version of JavaCC that brings the separation between the parser and various customizable code generator for Java, C++ and C#. Thus, the java-maven-plugin should supports this essential new option.

[jochenw]

I still see pom.xml as one BIG change. Any chance for getting that better?

[jochenw]

Please help me understand: What is the benefit of using a parent POM in the it's.? And where does that parent POM come from?

[zosrothko]

I still see pom.xml as one BIG change. Any chance for getting that better?

Nothing has change in the main pom.xml except those 2 dependencies

    <dependency>
      <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
      <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
      <version>5.0</version>
      <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
      <groupId>edu.ucla.cs.compilers</groupId>
      <artifactId>jtb</artifactId>
      <version>1.3.2</version>
      <!--
      NOTE: Only reflectively accessed to avoid dependency on Java 1.5 for compilation.
      -->
      <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>

where their respective has been change from compile to provided. This change is mandatory to allow a user of javacc-maven-plugin to choose which version of JavaCC he wants to take for compiling his grammar (same for jtb).

May be you could use KDiff3 to get the real differences?

[zosrothko]

What is the benefit of using a parent POM in the it's.? And where does that parent POM come from?

The parent it pom fixes the JavaCC and JTB artifacts needed for the new version of the javacc-maven-plugin since now for version 2.7, those artifacts should be provided for running the javacc-mamven-plugin as explained above.