The proposal has been updated : http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Mirror+Settings+and+File+reposito ries and a tested patch applied to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3461 so everyone can check it out.
-----Original Message----- From: Brett Porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:49 PM To: Maven Developers List Subject: Re: [Proposal] mirror settings and file:// repositories Yep - explicit is better. On 14/03/2008, at 12:36 PM, Brian E. Fox wrote: > I chatted with Brett a bit and he pointed out that some http repos > might > also be used locally. So how about this: > > A new wildcard ** that means everything not local, that is, everything > except file repos and repos using http://localhost / http://127.0.0.1 > > This way we don't risk breaking existing behavior but can provide a > better workaround in 2.0.x. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Kulp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Brian E. Fox > Subject: Re: [Proposal] mirror settings and file:// repositories > > > On Thursday 13 March 2008, Brian E. Fox wrote: >> What's the use case for having a repository on the local disk, but >> specifying a mirror of it somewhere else? I'm sure if this is >> happening to people, it's totally unintentional. > > Well, I suppose there is a use case of having something like: > > file:/net/maven/repo > > in the poms which could work for properly setup Unix boxes in an > organization, but Windows folks may need to change that to some samba > exported share or mounted drive letter. > > Dan > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Brett Porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:35 PM >> To: Maven Developers List >> Subject: Re: [Proposal] mirror settings and file:// repositories >> >> This seems a little too much magic to me - is there any use case for >> it outside of the integration tests? Would --ignore-mirrors or -- >> ignore-mirror-for ID be more appropriate? I've been using a >> replacement settings.xml file, but that blasts local repository >> setting and other mirrors. >> >> - Brett >> >> On 14/03/2008, at 9:25 AM, Brian E. Fox wrote: >>> Wiki: >> >> http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Mirror+Settings+and+File >> +reposi >> to >> >>> ries >>> Jira: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3461 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Brian E. Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:59 PM >>> To: Maven Developers List >>> Subject: [Proposal] mirror settings and file:// repositories >>> >>> I ran into some issues recently with the IT tests. I use a mirrorof >>> * to >>> redirect everything to a repo manager but this is also redirecting >>> the file based repositories. I can't think of any good reason this >>> should apply to anything other than remote repos. I have two >>> proposals: >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Change maven so that file based repos ignore all mirror >>> settings >>> >>> 2. Change maven so that file based repos ignore the wildcard >>> but will respond if the mirror specifically names it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Like I said, I can't think of any reason why a mirror should >>> override a >>> local repo so I suggest we go with #1. I'm targeting this change for >>> 2.0.9. >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> -- >> Brett Porter >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://blogs.exist.com/bporter/ >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > > > > -- > J. Daniel Kulp > Principal Engineer, IONA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.dankulp.com/blog > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > -- Brett Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blogs.exist.com/bporter/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
