On another (possibly irrelevant) tangent, I saw another posting after
googling that implied that:
<pluginRepository>
<id>snapshots</id>
<name>snapshot plugins</name>
<url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
</pluginRepository>
had been put into semi-retirement and that:
<pluginRepository>
<id>codehaus.snapshots</id>
<name>codehaus snapshot plugins</name>
<url>http://snapshots.repository.codehaus.org</url>
</pluginRepository>
was a better choice. Just adding the latter to repository list in the
top-level POM worked for me.
Have to agree with much of the <RANT> tho', maven seems to have to
much power at the cost of too little control for my liking. Every time
you do a build you have to sit there with sweaty palms and crossed
fingers, which ain't how it's supposed to be...
