Any pattern for using Maven to checkout/patch/build a non-maven based open source project?

I was actually able to do this in just a couple steps, using mvn:scm:export and mvn:patch.

I was actually able to do this in just a couple steps, using mvn:scm:export and mvn:patch. Essentially, you have scm:export run during the generate-sources step, exporting to your . /src/main/java/ directory, then patch runs, then the rest of your pom.

Xml acts as normal. I can post a sample, but it came out pretty simple... just took a lot of referencing of the manual.

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