> > Plain PUT does not work if the directory doesn't exist yet. (That's part > of the HTTP spec). > You need something to create the directory (or "Collection" in WebDAV > Terms), this is the MKCOL method. > > While it is true that FTP is also a provider, it should be painfully > obvious that all existing repository manager implementations support > WebDAV. And it's a favorite deployment technique in corporate > environments for the security aspects alone. > > Sure you could accomplish the same thing with SSH, but how many people > do you find asking for deploy:deploy-file with ssh in the users list? > In many corporations I've been involved in SSH is fine for many tasks, > but not repository management for the rank and file or for the > continuous integration server. (Typically due to political and > maintenance reasonsnot for technical ones) > > We have clear trend established with the users (in the mailing list and > jira) that webdav is a popular choice, and the deploy:deploy-file is > painful without it being in core, and also no option to build a custom > client with it embedded (classloader yech, yada yada). bringing it in > via the command line isn't an option. So we're left with creating a pom > just to use deploy:deploy-file with webdav.
It's exaclty the problem we are confroted with at the moment. It's a real pain for us and we are still looking for a solution. It's really difficult to manage a maven 2 repository with corporate policy access. For instance : inhouse - groupId1 (allow read/write for the team project/ read for all) - groupId2 (allow read/write for the team project/ read for all) inhouse.snapshot - groupId1 (allow read/write for the team project/ read for all) - groupId2 (allow read/write for the team project/ read for all) How to do it ? We first try with the scp/sftp protocol but it's not working (cf. http://www.nabble.com/-M2--Pb-Release-and-preserve-timestamps-td13626985s177.html#a13626985 ). We now try with the webdav protocol but it's not working because PUT does not work if the directory doesn't exist yet If you have a solution, it would be fantastic ! Rémy
