I had to edit my local copy of the plugin pom to look like this;
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-model</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-core</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-creator</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
it did look like this;
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-model</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-core</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-archetype-creator</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
Which causes the archetype plugin to fail because the 1.0-alpha-5
stuff does not exist.
TTFN,
-bd
The maven team is pleased to announce the maven archetype plugin
1.0-alpha-6 release.
This release substitutes the failed 1.0-alpha-5 release too.
Issues fixed
ARCHETYPE-78 Dependencies listed as version ${project.version} in
maven-archetype prevent the use of archetypes
ARCHETYPE-60 Archetype Documentation Incorrect
ARCHETYPE-38 The archetype is using user.dir which prohibits
clean embedding
Change log
http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?
reset=true&pid=11095&fixfor=13683
http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?
reset=true&pid=11095&fixfor=12413
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