Plugins are automatically downloaded and installed on an as-needed basis. You don't need to do anything manually to make it happen.
Just build up a pom and type "mvn install" and it will be downloaded and used. Wayne On 3/18/08, Agile Aspect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi - I just installed Maven 2.0.8 as per instructions. > > Running > > mvn --version > > yields > > Maven version: 2.0.8 > Java version: 1.6.0_03 > OS name: "linux" version: "2.6.17.13" arch: "i386" Family: "unix" > > The FAQ indicates that to check the installed plugins I need execute > > mvn -Dplugin=install help:describe > > But when I run this command it fails with a build failure > > Plugin could not be found. > > I also tried > > mvn -U -Dplugin=install help:describe > > but the same result - can't find the plugin. > > The output is enclosed. > > There doesn't appear to be a FAQ entry indicating how to upgrade or > install a plugin. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > ---------------------------------------- > > [INFO] Scanning for projects... > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'help'. > [INFO] org.apache.maven.plugins: checking for updates from central > [INFO] org.codehaus.mojo: checking for updates from central > [INFO] artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin: checking for > updates > from central > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-help-p > lugin/2.0.2/maven-help-plugin-2.0.2.pom > 3K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-plugin > s/10/maven-plugins-10.pom > 7K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-parent/7/maven > -parent-7.pom > 20K downloaded > Downloading: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/apache/4/apache-4.pom > 4K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-help-p > lugin/2.0.2/maven-help-plugin-2.0.2.jar > 23K downloaded > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Building Maven Default Project > [INFO] task-segment: [help:describe] (aggregator-style) > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-project/2.0/ma > ven-project-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven/2.0/maven-2.0. > pom > 8K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-profile/2.0/ma > ven-profile-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-model/2.0/mave > n-model-2.0.pom > 2K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.0. > 4/plexus-utils-1.0.4.pom > 6K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-container- > /1.0.3/plexus-containers-1.0.3.pom > 492b downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-settings/2.0/m > > aven-settings-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-core/2.0/maven > -core-2.0.pom > 5K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/wagon/wagon-file/1.0 > -alpha-5/wagon-file-1.0-alpha-5.pom > 5K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-plugin-paramet > er-documenter/2.0/maven-plugin-parameter-documenter-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/wagon/wagon-http-lig > htweight/1.0-alpha-5/wagon-http-lightweight-1.0-alpha-5.pom > 5K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/reporting/maven-repo > rting-api/2.0/maven-reporting-api-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/reporting/maven-repo > rting/2.0/maven-reporting-2.0.pom > 504b downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/doxia/doxia-sink-api/1.0-alpha-4/doxi > a-sink-api-1.0-alpha-4.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-error-diagnost > ics/2.0/maven-error-diagnostics-2.0.pom > 812b downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-plugin-registr > y/2.0/maven-plugin-registry-2.0.pom > 1K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/commons-cli/commons-cli/1.0/commons-c > li-1.0.pom > 2K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-interactiv > ity-api/1.0-alpha-4/plexus-interactivity-api-1.0-alpha-4.pom > 6K downloadedDownloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-monitor/2.0/ma > ven-monitor-2.0.pom > 400b downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/wagon/wagon-ssh/1.0- > alpha-5/wagon-ssh-1.0-alpha-5.pom > 6K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/jcraft/jsch/0.1.23/jsch-0.1.23.po > m > 485b downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.1/ > plexus-utils-1.1.jar > 164K downloaded > [INFO] [help:describe] > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'install'. > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ERROR] BUILD FAILURE > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Plugin could not be found. If you believe it is correct, check > your plugi nGroups setting, and run with > -U to update the remote configuration > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Total time: 16 seconds > [INFO] Finished at: Tue Mar 18 13:16:06 PDT 2008 > [INFO] Final Memory: 2M/6M > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > Article. VI. Clause 3 of the constitution of the United States states: > > "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of > the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, > both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by > Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test > shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust > under the United States." > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
