On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Alberto Ivo <alberto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Let me see if I got it: > You are to be forgiven for not fully understanding. The Maven documentation makes extensive reference to the <repository> element, and even instructs you on how to add it to your pom.xml ( http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-repositories.html#Using_the_Internal_Repository ). But the community came to realize over time this was a bad idea. However, I can't find a reference in the official Maven documentation that says this is a bad idea. (Maybe it's there and I'm just missing it.) If you look in the Maven documentation, you will find a document that says, hey, a repository manager is a good idea ( http://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html). But this documentation doesn't say, "please don't put <repository> elements in your pom". It probably should. For that, you have to know about this: http://www.sonatype.com/people/2009/02/why-putting-repositories-in-your-poms-is-a-bad-idea/ . The short answer is, your pom.xml should not have a <repository> element in it anywhere. Best, Laird -- http://about.me/lairdnelson
