Hi All, I think the answer lies in Maven Repository Manager. Pg 200 in the book Better Builds with Maven.
Could someone please verify my understanding and whether a download is available ? Thanks Lakshman > -----Original Message----- > From: Lakshman Srilakshmanan > Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 4:54 PM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: [m2] copy of Central Repository > > Hi All, > > In maven 1.x I could execute maven once on a project and build my local > repository. I could then copy it on to my company's central server and > get all the developers to refer to this for updates. > > When I needed a new plugin or dependency, I could run maven 1.x against > ibiblio and follow the above process. > > The above strategy ensured that we had only the plugins & dependencies > we needed and not the whole central repository of 5G. I am not going > into the details of how I kept this up-to-date as it would side track > the main issue that I wish to discuss. > > > Now, in maven 2 I did the same process as described above. The build > started breaking, with errors such as -- plugin 'xxx' does not exist or > no valid version could be found --. > > Further investigation revealed this problem was due to two missing files > in my repository. > a) maven-metadata.xml > b) maven-metadata.xml.sha1 > > In my local repository these files are named as > a) maven-metadata-central.xml > b) maven-metadata-central.xml.sha1 > > so when I copied my local repository to my company's central repository > the above files caused the problem. > > When I renamed the files as required, maven 2 was happy and everything > started to work again. > > > So my question is, is there a easier way of getting the required > components from maven central repository copied to my company's central > server without having to take a full copy ? > > Well, an alternative is to create a script to traverse the repository > and rename the files as required. > > I would much appreciate to hear from anyone who has solved this problem > or is there a tool/process that I have overlooked. > > Thanks in advance > > Lakshman > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
