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The following page has been changed by cseg: http://wiki.apache.org/maven/M2UserDocs/030Maven2Installation New page: #format wiki #language en #pragma section-numbers off [[Navigation(slides)]] = Installing Maven2 = Maven2 can be downloaded from the [http://maven.apache.org/download.html Maven2 download site]. The Maven2 installation file has a root name of '''maven-2.n.n-bin''' and comes in three flavors: * .zip * .tar.bz2 * .tar.gz All three files have identical content. To download and install Maven2 on Windows XP: 1. Go to the '''[http://maven.apache.org/download.html Maven2 download site]''' 1. Find and click on the '''maven-2.n.n-bin.zip''' file (or which every flavor you prefer) 1. This takes you to a mirrors page. Click on the '''first (suggested) mirror''', set apart at the top of the page. 1. '''Open''' the download to skip having to save it to disk. 1. Depending on how your browser is configured, some '''zip-handling application''' will open. 1. If an Explorer window opens which contains a folder named '''maven-2.n.n''' a. Click the '''Extract all files''' link on the left side of the Explorer window. a. In the first '''Extraction Wizard''' window, click '''Next'''. a. In the '''Select a Destination''' window, click '''Browse''', then select the location to place the extracted '''maven-2.n.n''' folder * perhaps in '''My Computer''' at the top of your '''Local Disk (C:)''' a. Press '''OK''' to select the folder that will contain the new '''maven-2.n.n''' folder * '''Make a note of this location''' because you will need to add the maven-2.n.n\bin folder to your PATH a. Press '''Next''' to begin extracting the folder a. In the '''Extraction Complete''' window, click '''Finish''' 1. If some other Zip-handling application opens (such as Winzip or 7-Zip), then * extract the '''maven-2.n.n''' folder to a directory of your choice * make a note of the location of the extracted '''maven-2.n.n''' folder The extacted '''maven-2.n.n''' folder will have a '''bin''' subdirectory. Add the location of the extracted '''maven-2.n.n\bin''' folder to your PATH. On Windows: 1. Click '''Start''' 1. Select '''Control Panel''' 1. Select '''System''' 1. Click the '''Advanced''' tab 1. Click the '''Environmental Variables''' button 1. Find and select the '''Path''' variable 1. Click the '''Edit''' button 1. In the '''Variable value''' field, append: * ''';''<extraction folder>''\maven-2.n.n\bin''' * notice the '''semi-colon''' which is needed to separate this entry from the previous entries * replace '''''<extraction folder>''''' with the location you extracted to * replace '''n.n''' with the actual version numbers of your download 1. Press '''OK''' to accept the modified Path value. 1. Press '''OK''' again to update your environment. 1. Press '''OK''' again in the System Properties window. To test your installation, open a command window: * Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt Type '''mvn --help''' at the command prompt. You should see output that looks like this: {{{ C:\> mvn --help usage: mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>] Options: -C,--strict-checksums Fail the build if checksums don't match -c,--lax-checksums Warn if checksums don't match -P,--activate-profiles Comma-delimited list of profiles to activate -ff,--fail-fast Stop at first failure in reactorized builds -fae,--fail-at-end Only fail the build afterwards; allow all non-impacted builds to continue -B,--batch-mode Run in non-interactive (batch) mode -fn,--fail-never NEVER fail the build, regardless of project result -up,--update-plugins Synonym for cpu -N,--non-recursive Do not recurse into sub-projects -npr,--no-plugin-registry Don't use ~/.m2/plugin-registry.xml for plugin versions -U,--update-snapshots Update all snapshots regardless of repository policies -cpu,--check-plugin-updates Force upToDate check for any relevant registered plugins -npu,--no-plugin-updates Suppress upToDate check for any relevant registered plugins -D,--define Define a system property -X,--debug Produce execution debug output -e,--errors Produce execution error messages -f,--file Force the use of an alternate POM file. -h,--help Display help information -o,--offline Work offline -r,--reactor Execute goals for project found in the reactor -s,--settings Alternate path for the user settings file -v,--version Display version information }}} ##[[Navigation(siblings)]] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
