Ok, strange. Could indicate a bug in Maven as the local repo should be updated from the remote one wrt metadata.
/Anders On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 9:17 AM, Stefan Helfrich < stefan.helfr...@uni-konstanz.de> wrote: > I am using 3.5.3 but had the same issue with 3.5.2 before: > > Apache Maven 3.5.3 (3383c37e1f9e9b3bc3df5050c29c8aff9f295297; > 2018-02-24T20:49:05+01:00) > Maven home: /opt/apache-maven-3.5.3 > Java version: 1.8.0_144, vendor: Oracle Corporation > Java home: /opt/jdk1.8.0_144/jre > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "linux", version: "4.4.0-116-generic", arch: "amd64", family: > "unix" > > You mentioning a repository manager has reminded me to try clearing out > ~/.m2/repository to force a re-download of the plugins: works like a > charm! I have also verified with a clean Docker image that a fresh > install will indeed use the latest maven-archetype-plugin. > > Thanks for pointing out the obvious and sorry that I have not tried > clearing out ~/.m2/repository earlier. > > Best, > Stefan > > On 03/28/2018 08:29 AM, Anders Hammar wrote: > > The latest released version should be used. I checked the metadata [1] > and > > it states v3.0.1. > > What version of Maven are you using and are you using a repository > manager > > (which could provide different metadata)? > > > > [1] > > https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/ > plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/maven-metadata.xml > > > > /Anders > > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 7:38 AM, Stefan Helfrich < > > stefan.helfr...@uni-konstanz.de> wrote: > > > >>> If there is no plugin Management or Defaults it uses the latest > Version. > >> There is no POM (that could contain that information): my intention is > >> to use the maven-archetype-plugin to create a new Maven project from an > >> archetype. According to a search in Maven Central for the GA(V), there > >> are at least two newer version of that plugin: > >> > >> https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org. > >> apache.maven.plugins%22%20AND%20a%3A%22maven-archetype-plugin%22 > >> > >> I am wondering why per default 2.4 is used instead of 3.0.1 (which is > >> the latest), as you suggested, Bernd. > >> > >> > >> On 03/28/2018 12:37 AM, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > >>> If there is no plugin Management or Defaults it uses the latest > Version. > >>> -- http://bernd.eckenfels.net Von: Stefan Helfrich Gesendet: Mittwoch, > >>> 28. März 2018 00:29 An: users@maven.apache.org Betreff: Re: > >>> maven-archetype-plugin default version Thanks for pointing this out, > >>> Anders! My question was along the lines of how Maven determines which > >>> version of a plugin is used in this case: $ mvn > >>> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:help and/or $ mvn > >>> archetype:help Best, Stefan On 2018/03/27 05:50:16, Anders Hammar > wrote: > >>>> mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.0.1:help> > >>>> > >>>> /Anders> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 11:12 AM, Stefan Helfrich <> > >>>> stefan.helfr...@uni-konstanz.de> wrote:> > >>>> > >>>>> Dear everyone,> > >>>>> I had filed an issue (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPOM-172 > )> > >>>>> some time ago about bumping the version of maven-archetype-plugin to> > >>>>> which Maven defaults.> > >>>>> To my understanding, the fix of the issue should have made the > latest> > >>>>> Maven version default to maven-archetype-plugin:3.0.1 instead of 2.4> > >>>>> when executing> > >>>>> $ mvn archetype:help> > >>>>> in a non-Maven project folder (ie. no POM available to mess with > that> > >>>>> setting). It seems that I was mistaken on that point. Does anyone > have> > >>>>> insights on where/how to propose a version bump > maven-archetype-plugin> > >>>>> from 2.4 to 3.0.1?> > >>>>> Best,> > >>>>> Stefan> > >>>>> --> > >>>>> Dr. Stefan Helfrich> > >>>>> Bioimaging Center (L931)> > >>>>> University of Konstanz> > >>>>> PO Box 604> > >>>>> 78457 Konstanz> > >>>>> Germany> > >>>>> Tel +49-7531-884666> > >>>>> Fax +49-7531-884005> > >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------> > >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org> > >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org> > >>> -- Dr. Stefan Helfrich Bioimaging Center (L931) University of Konstanz > >>> PO Box 604 78457 Konstanz Germany Tel +49-7531-884666 Fax > >> +49-7531-884005 > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >