Hi, Here's an idea: use annotations to remove the need for components.xml files. Example: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk/maven-project/src/ma… Pros: * always correct * simpler maintenance Cons: * small tie with plexus. However the annotations are in small jar file by themselves and are only required at build time and not runtime. I'm not sure yet. WDYT? Thanks -Vincent http://xwiki.com http://xwiki.org http://massol.net