No, I'm not behind a proxy. A bit more information: I made the two changes. The first is an attempt to force mvn to use maven.org's central site, akin to what John suggested:
<mirror> <id>repo1.maven.org</id> <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf> <name>force connect to maven.org</name> <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url> </mirror> Now, I at least get something happening in the local repository: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/plugins$ more /home/jason/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven- metadata-central.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><metadata /> Here's the original runtime log: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=whatever -DarchetypeId=myapp -U -X + Error stacktraces are turned on. Maven version: 2.0.7 Java version: 1.6.0 OS name: "linux" version: "2.6.20-16-generic" arch: "i386" [DEBUG] Building Maven user-level plugin registry from: '/home/jason/.m2/plugin-registry.xml' [DEBUG] Building Maven global-level plugin registry from: '/usr/local/maven- 2.0.7/conf/plugin-registry.xml' [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. [DEBUG] Loading plugin prefixes from group: org.apache.maven.plugins [INFO] org.apache.maven.plugins: checking for updates from central [WANING] repository metadata for: 'org.apache.maven.plugins' could not be retrieved from repository: central due to an error: Error transferring file [INFO] Repository 'central' will be blacklisted [DEBUG] Exception org.apache.maven.wagon.TransferFailedException: Error transferring file at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.LightweightHttpWagon.fillInputData( LightweightHttpWagon.java:104) at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.get(StreamWagon.java:68) at org.apache.maven.artifact.manager.DefaultWagonManager.getRemoteFile( DefaultWagonManager.java:462) at org.apache.maven.artifact.manager.DefaultWagonManager.getArtifactMetadata( DefaultWagonManager.java:363) at org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.DefaultRepositoryMetadataManager.resolveAlways (DefaultRepositoryMetadataManager.java:364) at org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.DefaultRepositoryMetadataManager.resolve (DefaultRepositoryMetadataManager.java:97) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginMappingManager.loadPluginMappings( DefaultPluginMappingManager.java:103) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginMappingManager.loadPluginMappings( DefaultPluginMappingManager.java:87) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginMappingManager.getByPrefix( DefaultPluginMappingManager.java:61) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.getPluginDefinitionForPrefix( DefaultPluginManager.java:149) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1451) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.segmentTaskListByAggregationNeeds (DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:386) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:138) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:280) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java :315) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java :430) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) Caused by: java.net.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java :195) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:182) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:519) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:469) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:157) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:388) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:500) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(HttpClient.java:233) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:306) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:318) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient( HttpURLConnection.java:792) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect( HttpURLConnection.java:733) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect( HttpURLConnection.java:658) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream( HttpURLConnection.java:981) at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.LightweightHttpWagon.fillInputData( LightweightHttpWagon.java:83) ... 23 more [DEBUG] Loading plugin prefixes from group: org.codehaus.mojo [DEBUG] Skipping blacklisted repository central [DEBUG] Skipping blacklisted repository central [DEBUG] maven-archetype-plugin: using locally installed snapshot [DEBUG] Artifact not found - using stub model: Unable to determine the latest version org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:LATEST [DEBUG] Using defaults for missing POM org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:LATEST [DEBUG] maven-archetype-plugin: using locally installed snapshot [DEBUG] Artifact not found - using stub model: Unable to determine the release version org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:RELEASE [DEBUG] Using defaults for missing POM org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:RELEASE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] BUILD ERROR [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' does not exist or no valid version could be found [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [DEBUG] Trace org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: The plugin ' org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' does not exist o no valid version could be found at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1286) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1522) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.segmentTaskListByAggregationNeeds (DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:386) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:138) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:280) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java :315) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java :430) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.version.PluginVersionNotFoundException: The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' does not exist or no valid version could be found at org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:228) at org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:90) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyPlugin( DefaultPluginManager.java:166) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin( DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1257) ... 14 more [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 3 seconds [INFO] Finished at: Tue Oct 02 08:31:39 CDT 2007 [INFO] Final Memory: 1M/4M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 10/2/07, Daniele De Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you behind a proxy? > > > On 10/1/07, Jason Nerothin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I've been trying to get maven 2 working for a while now, and have had > > next > > to zero luck doing so. I suspect has something to do with codehaus > > servers > > being down, which maven apparently wishes to contact for downloading > > from > > "central". I've tried forcing mvn to contact a mirror in place of > > central, > > also to no avail. I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right > > direction and will point me at the gotchya I'm missing here. > > > > Debug info follows: > > > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mvn --version > > Maven version: 2.0.7 > > Java version: 1.6.0 > > OS name: "linux" version: " 2.6.20-16-generic" arch: "i386" > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mvn archetype:create > > -DgroupId=com.whatever-DartifactId=whatever -e > > + Error stacktraces are turned on. > > [INFO] Scanning for projects... > > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] The plugin ' org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' > > does not > > exist or no valid version could be found > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] Trace > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException : The plugin ' > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' does not exist or no > > valid > > version could be found > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java :1286) > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1522) > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.segmentTaskListByAggregationNeeds > > (DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:386) > > at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:138) > > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334) > > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125) > > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:280) > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( > > NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( > > DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:597) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced( > > Launcher.java > > :315) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode ( > > Launcher.java > > :430) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) > > Caused by: > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.PluginVersionNotFoundException: > > The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin ' does not > > exist > > or no valid version could be found > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion > > (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:228) > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion > > (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:90) > > at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyPlugin( > > DefaultPluginManager.java:166) > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin ( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1257) > > ... 14 more > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] Total time: < 1 second > > [INFO] Finished at: Mon Oct 01 16:06:18 CDT 2007 > > [INFO] Final Memory: 1M/4M > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > //// DIFFERENT FLAG //// > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mvn archetype:create > > -DgroupId=com.whatever-DartifactId=whatever -X > > + Error stacktraces are turned on. > > Maven version: 2.0.7 > > Java version: 1.6.0 > > OS name: "linux" version: "2.6.20-16-generic" arch: "i386" > > [DEBUG] Building Maven user-level plugin registry from: > > '/home/jason/.m2/plugin-registry.xml' > > [DEBUG] Building Maven global-level plugin registry from: > > '/home/jason/programs/maven-2.0.7/conf/plugin-registry.xml' > > [INFO] Scanning for projects... > > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. > > [DEBUG] Loading plugin prefixes from group: org.apache.maven.plugins > > [DEBUG] Loading plugin prefixes from group: org.codehaus.mojo > > [DEBUG] maven-archetype-plugin: using locally installed snapshot > > [DEBUG] Artifact not found - using stub model: Unable to determine the > > latest version > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:LATEST > > [DEBUG] Using defaults for missing POM > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:LATEST > > [DEBUG] maven-archetype-plugin: using locally installed snapshot > > [DEBUG] Artifact not found - using stub model: Unable to determine the > > release version > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:RELEASE > > [DEBUG] Using defaults for missing POM > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:RELEASE > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] The plugin ' org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' > > does not > > exist or no valid version could be found > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [DEBUG] Trace > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException : The plugin ' > > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' does not exist or no > > valid > > version could be found > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java :1286) > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1522) > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.segmentTaskListByAggregationNeeds > > (DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:386) > > at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:138) > > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334) > > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125) > > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:280) > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( > > NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke( > > DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:597) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced( > > Launcher.java > > :315) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode ( > > Launcher.java > > :430) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) > > Caused by: > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.PluginVersionNotFoundException: > > The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin ' does not > > exist > > or no valid version could be found > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion > > (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:228) > > at > > > > org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion > > (DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:90) > > at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyPlugin( > > DefaultPluginManager.java:166) > > at > > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin ( > > DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1257) > > ... 14 more > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] Total time: < 1 second > > [INFO] Finished at: Mon Oct 01 16:07:24 CDT 2007 > > [INFO] Final Memory: 1M/4M > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ////// settings.xml //// (same result in error logs) > > <settings> > > <mirrors> > > <mirror> > > <id>ibiblio.net</id> > > <url> http://www.ibiblio.net/pub/packages/maven2</url> > > <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf> // also tried it with > > <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf> > > </mirror> > > </mirrors> > > </settings> > > -- > > ======================================================== > > Jason Nerothin > > Programmer/Analyst > > Gates Business Solutions > > ======================================================== > > > > -- ======================================================== Jason Nerothin Programmer/Analyst Gates Business Solutions ========================================================