You need to configure a "mirror". See https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/maven-repositories#MavenRepositories-ConfiguringApacheMaven
/Anders On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Salvatore <salmari...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > I have tried with maven 3.3.9 and 3.5.0. I will try with 3.5.3 tomorrow > too. > The repos are configured via settings.xml. I have them both as <repository> > and as <pluginRepository>. If the docs are right, the plugin repositories > should be the important ones for extensions but all I see when I run any > goal on that project, with debug enabled, is: > > [WARNING] Failed to read extensions descriptor > /home/my-user/git/my-project/.mvn/extensions.xml: Plugin > com.our-company:kompile-maven-extension:1.0 or one of its dependencies > could not be resolved: Could not find artifact > com.our-company:kompile-maven-extension:jar:1.0 in central ( > https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2) > > There is no line showing that maven tried to download the extension from > any other repo. Thats the only one that is checking out apparently. That's > why I thought that maybe extensions are not ready to be downloaded from > custom repos yet... > > I have posted this question in StackOverflow too: > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49284462/failed-to- > read-extensions-descriptor-could-not-find-artifact-in-central > > Maybe our Sonatype is outdated and we have to updated it to support > extensions? I have to admit I don't know what version are we using, but I > can check that out if it makes sense. > > Thank you Karl, I appreciate your help. > > 2018-03-15 19:54 GMT+01:00 Karl Heinz Marbaise <khmarba...@gmx.de>: > > > Hi, > > > > On 15/03/18 11:51, Salvatore wrote: > > > >> Hello, first time here. I have a quick question: > >> Is it possible to use a maven extension that is not in maven central > >> without downloading the jar manually? nor doing a mvn install locally? > >> > >> Cause I have been trying to find out why is my extension not being > >> downloaded by maven from my own repository, but maybe the problem is > that > >> this is not possible! > >> > >> And that's pretty much it. If it is indeed possible then I will have to > >> ask > >> a new question, cause maven doesn't seem to care about my repos at all > >> haha. > >> > > > > First question related to that. Which Maven version do you use? > > How have you configured your own repositories? Via settings.xml or via > > repository manager ? > > > > Kind regards > > Karl Heinz Marbaise > > > > > >> Thank you very much in advance. > >> Kind regards, > >> Salva > >> > >> >