I use a similar approach to Dan's. I just have ~/lib/apache-mavem-VERSION and symlink the mvn shell script to ~/bin/mvnVERSION_WITHOUT_DOTS. Works flawlessly. Regards Mirko -- http://illegalstateexception.blogspot.com/ https://github.com/mfriedenhagen/ (http://osrc.dfm.io/mfriedenhagen) https://bitbucket.org/mfriedenhagen/
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Dan Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > IMO, M2_HOME is no longer a required env starting 2.2.1, and there for it > is used mainly for the exact use case that Manfred mentioned. I myself use > a set a wrapper scripts ( mvn221, mvn311, etc) since it is much easier to > remember. > > I also got bitten a number of times where user had M2_HOME set, and install > new version of Maven without reset M2_HOME, and fail mysteriously (support > call) > > here is the link to Benson's issue, it is not conclusive > > http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/VOTE-Release-Apache-Maven-Release-Plugin-version-2-5-1-td5805498.html > > > > -Dan > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Kristian Rosenvold < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I seem to recall Benson ran into a case with either release or site >> where it was still required no too long ago ? >> >> Kristian >> >> >> 2015-01-27 7:19 GMT+01:00 Anders Hammar <[email protected]>: >> >> I would still suggest to make sure its documented somewhere. I find it >> >> incredibly useful to just change M2_HOME to simply switch Maven >> versions. >> >> >> > >> > +1, very useful but I guess it doesn't require the name M2_HOME. >> > >> > /Anders >> > >> >> >> >> manfred >> >> >> >> Mirko Friedenhagen wrote on 26.01.2015 21:40: >> >> >> >> > Dan, go ahead, I have not set this variable for years. >> >> > >> >> > Regards >> >> > Mirko >> >> > -- >> >> > Sent from my mobile >> >> > On Jan 27, 2015 5:52 AM, "Dan Tran" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> Any objection to remove the need to setup M2_HOME env variable at >> maven >> >> >> download page? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> -Dan >> >> >> >> >> >> https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNGSITE-223 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
