I have the same problem as before. If all dependencies are already downloaded and cached in the local .m2, the build is fine (and fast enough ❤️).
But if the .m2 is empty, it fails: > [INFO] Loaded 21364 auto-discovered prefixes for remote repository central > (prefixes-central-de50eea0969103e41174affd2ddb63ab046833ca.txt) > [INFO] Loaded 21364 auto-discovered prefixes for remote repository > snapshots (prefixes-snapshots-af22c4e9ddcf7e1702b6375fe74ed20566212a38.txt) > ... > [ERROR] Caused by: The following artifacts could not be resolved: > com.acme:maven-metrics-extension:jar:v0.0.5-alpha1 (absent): Prefix > com/acme/maven-metrics-extension/v0.0.5-alpha1/maven-metrics-extension-v0.0.5-alpha1.jar > NOT allowed from snapshots ( > https://registry.acme.com:443/registry/java-virtual, default, > releases+snapshots) These messages are formatted better now, but it does not give enough clarity, what does it mean. What is the "prefix" (that seems to be a new conception of Maven 4), what is the source it's loaded from (how it auto-discovered 21364 prefixes)? Also there is a file mentioned "prefixes-central-de50eea0969103e41174affd2ddb63ab046833ca.txt" - where is it located? If it's a temporary file name, either the full path should be printed, or this part with the file name only brings confusion. Ideally, there should be a link to some manual page with troubleshooting and explanation of what's going on. Sample link for the classified failure (DefaultExceptionHandler prints it in the diagnostics): https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/AetherClassNotFound On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > DISCLAIMER: > I accidentally published the distributions to the dist area instead of the > dev area. > If the vote is not successful, I'll ask infra to remove it... > > Draft release notes: > https://gist.github.com/gnodet/8a837a04a11f0e1359475c9dc5e68000 > > Staging repo: > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-2339/ > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/maven-2339/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/4.0.0-rc-5/apache-maven-4.0.0-rc-5-src.zip > > Distribution staging area: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/maven/maven-4/4.0.0-rc-5/ > > Staging site: > https://maven.apache.org/ref/4-LATEST/ > > Please review and vote ! > > -- > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet >
