Do bear in mind that Maven downloads a number of things itself the first time you use it. Avalon (Framework) has very few dependencies itself
Does it then cache that locally, so that next time it needs it, it has it?
Absolutely. There are two things to note:
* If you depend on a "SNAPSHOT" JAR file, Maven will always attempt to download a newer version.
* If you want to bypass that feature add the "-e" parameter to tell Maven not to expect a network connection. It won't try to download anything.
I do a lot of Cocoon development without a 'net connection, so relying on a 'download' feature would be a real pain.
Not a problem.
Regards, Upayavira
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