Hi Agree it should be absolute but there is no technical constraint - ultimately it must be known how it resolves.
I know on ci it is common to use a relative path to avoid ci specific internal path issues accross os/workers. Le dim. 14 juil. 2024 à 09:52, Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net> a écrit : > Howdy > > Yes, usually you do want it absolute. > > The relative examples like "-Dmaven repo.local=../repo" you usually can > find in some examples or reproducers. > > If local repo path relative, these will end up using different local > repositories (imagine some multi module build): > > $ mvn install > $ mvn -f submodule1/pom.xml install > $ cd submodule2 && mvn install > > As it is evaluated at maven boot and relative would be calculated against > CWD based on invocation (plus, -f modifies it). > > Hth > T > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2024, 03:10 Timothy Stone <tst...@petmystone.com> wrote: > > > I help maintain Maven tooling for To Be Continuous, a GitLab CI/CD > > catalog of pluggable pipeline configurations. > > > > There is some discussion on the use of the JVM property, > > `-Dmaven.repo.local=path' and the note on "Configuring your Local > > Repository" (see [1]). Initially I was going to post to the user list, > > but being a development question against the internals of Maven, I > > thought this a better forum. > > > > There is an admonition on the referenced page: > > > > /Note: The local repository _must_ be an absolute path./ (emphasis mine) > > > > Is this specifically noted for the use of the settings.localRepository > > only or does the note extend to the use of the JVM property? I searched > > the GitHub repo for a examples and found numerous uses of relative > > paths, e.g., `../.repository` and others. > > > > Seeking clarification as I could not immediately determine the internal > > use of `maven.repo.local' property when set. > > > > Thanks! > > Tim > > > > > > [1] > > > > > https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-configuring-maven.html#configuring-your-local-repository > > -- > > Timothy Stone > > ============= > > Some call me ... Tim. > > Husband, Father, Blogger, OSS, Wargamer, Home Brewer, and D&D > > Find me on GitLab | GitHub | Linked In | MeWe | GnuPG > > >
