Afaik, that is because with "normal" artifacts you are looking for com.example:example:1.0 from which a complete url to the pom and jar files can be created. With plugins you are looking for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-example-plugin:LATEST for which there should be some checking in the metadata.xml on the remote server, which you don't have.
To have a quick solution (and it is always best practice), create a pluginmanagement in your pom file and version each plugin you use. It is also better for reproducible builds. You don't want a tag to break because one of the plugins the build uses is updated. Hth, Nick Stolwijk -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 1/4/2008 4:03 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: A question about using Mirrors for Repositories You are right. I use the local repository on the server machine as a remote repository to my local client. But I wonder why the other jars can be downloaded except those of "org\apache\maven\plugins"? **************************************** How did the artifacts get at your remote repository. (Your server). Do you use a maven mirror/proxy, like archiva or artifactory or are you using a local repository on the server. (Which is populated by running mvn commands on the server) If you use the second, it is not a real remote repository and then you notice things like this. (Also not updating of snapshots on your own local repository). Please take a look at archiva or artifactory for your remote repository. It is much easier in use then a remote "local repository". Hth, Nick Stolwijk -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 1/4/2008 2:50 PM To: users@maven.apache.org Subject: Re: A question about using Mirrors for Repositories The mirror is the repository on the remote server machine. What metadata files should I use? From this mirror I can download all the jars except those of "org\apache\maven\plugins". ******************************** Looks like you are missing some metadata files in the mirror. How did you populate the mirror? > Hi all, > > I have a mirror in my "settings.xml" as follow: > > ... > <mirror> > <id>MyMirrorId</id> > <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf> > <name>Dependencies for DKV Projects</name> > <url>file:////sap-dev/CVSREPO/CvsMaven</url> > </mirror> > ... > > I do so because I want to download the dependencies from the repository on the server machine. And this runs in most case OK. But in somecase it doesn't work. For example when I run "mvn clean", I got error as follow. But the Jar "maven-archetype-quickstart-1.0.jar" is on the repository on the server machine. I have copy this jar into the local repository. After that the "mvn clean" process can go on, i.e., the other jars can be downloaded from the server repository. > > Such a problem happends when I run "mvn eclipse:eclipse". I have to copy the "maven-eclipse-plugin-2.4.jar" into the local repository. > > Somebody knows why? > > Regards > > Thomas > > ************************ > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Failed to resolve artifact. > GroupId: org.apache.maven.archetypes > ArtifactId: maven-archetype-quickstart > Version: RELEASE > Reason: Unable to determine the release version > Try downloading the file manually from the project website. > Then, install it using the command: > mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes -DartifactId= > maven-archetype-quickstart \ > -Dversion=RELEASE -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file > Alternatively, if you host your own repository you can deploy the file there: > mvn deploy:deploy-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes -DartifactId=mave > n-archetype-quickstart \ > -Dversion=RELEASE -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file \ > -Durl=[url] -DrepositoryId=[id] > > org.apache.maven.archetypes:maven-archetype-quickstart:jar:RELEASE > > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Total time: 1 second > [INFO] Finished at: Fri Jan 04 11:03:38 CET 2008 > [INFO] Final Memory: 4M/8M > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- Ihre erste Baustelle? Wissenswertes für Bastler und Hobby Handwerker.
