Jason's suggestion is what I have attempted in the past. You want to mirror your remote repository using file:/// pointing to your disk copy. Then you don't have to be offline. However, this is NOT your local repo! You still need that. Don't confuse the two even if both are on your machine.
Cheers, Paul On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Ron Wheeler <rwhee...@artifact-software.com > wrote: > I certainly would defer to your expertise. > > Ron > > On 13/11/2015 2:33 PM, Jason van Zyl wrote: > >> In this case they would not be better and far less convenient. For a >> hermetically sealed build at any rate. The local repository cache cleared >> of the tracking files serves as a perfectly fine remote repository for this >> use case. Most escrow bundles carry all the tools and sources required to >> build the product: packaging a repository manager would probably be a bit >> much. >> >> On Nov 13, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Ron Wheeler <rwhee...@artifact-software.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Not sure if the extra work would be worthwhile when you have a number of >>> free repo packages that are better in many ways than the maven cache and >>> can be installed on Windows or Linux. >>> >>> >>> Ron >>> >>> On 13/11/2015 12:44 PM, cody.a.fy...@wellsfargo.com wrote: >>> >>>> I just wanted to weigh in. >>>> >>>> This indeed does not function in what I would call an "intuitive" way. >>>> >>>> It would be really nice if offline mode meant just provide the switch >>>> and everything used your local repo. No extra configuration or trickery >>>> required. >>>> >>>> I know in modern times, the idea of always being connected is the norm, >>>> but if you KNOW you don't need any updates and you have a lot of deps, this >>>> could speed up the build a bit. Especially if you are forced to use a 3G >>>> connection for a build on an emergency basis in your job. >>>> >>>> Then again, it would also be nice if Santa Claus were real. >>>> >>>> When will Apache have their open source Santa project? ;) >>>> >>>> Cody Fyler >>>> Lending Grid Build Team >>>> G=Lending Grid Builds >>>> (515) – 441 - 0814 >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Paul Benedict [mailto:pbened...@apache.org] >>>> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 11:27 AM >>>> To: Maven Users List <users@maven.apache.org> >>>> Cc: joerg.schai...@gmx.de >>>> Subject: Re: Offline builds nearly impossible >>>> >>>> I think most people, at least once in their life, try to use their >>>> local repository cache as an offline remote repository. However, the two >>>> aren't the same in concept though, IIRC, the last time I tried. You still >>>> need to keep the two separate. >>>> >>>> Now it would be interesting if a tool existed to copy the contents of a >>>> local repository and scrub its local metadata. That would then give you a >>>> true "remote offline repo". >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Jason van Zyl <ja...@takari.io> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> If this does not work please let me know. This is what I’ve used in >>>>> the past and if it doesn’t work I agree it needs to be fixed. I >>>>> honestly haven’t tried making a hermetically sealed build in a few >>>>> years but last year worked on a project that did no network traversal >>>>> aside from using file-based repositories and it all worked fine. >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@gmx.de> >>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Jason, >>>>>> >>>>>> Jason van Zyl wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Use a file based remote repository instead of trying to build in >>>>>>> offline mode. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can either use a repository manager to create the remote >>>>>>> repository >>>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>>> >>>>>> an empty local repository with a full build. As noted though, you >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> >>>>>> to >>>>> >>>>>> remove all local repository metadata and files if you create the >>>>>>> repository locally. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now that you have the repository that contains everything you need >>>>>>> to build create a settings.xml with a mirror pointing to a >>>>>>> file-based repository. You shouldn’t need to build in offline mode >>>>>>> but using a file-base repository in your mirror will effectively be >>>>>>> the same. This >>>>>>> >>>>>> way >>>>> >>>>>> you will not be subject to every Maven plugins potentially flaking >>>>>>> handling of offline mode. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Good idea, thanks! And with a mirror setup to file:/// (except for >>>>>> that file-based remote repo) we can even verify that no offline >>>>>> access is required. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Jörg >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Jason >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Jason van Zyl >>>>> Founder, Takari and Apache Maven >>>>> http://twitter.com/jvanzyl >>>>> http://twitter.com/takari_io >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> To think is easy. To act is hard. 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