You can't *install* Maven from the source code, only build it. Why do you need to build Maven from source? If you want to install Maven you should download the official distro: http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
/Anders On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Ed Mansky <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to install Maven from source code on a PowerMac G4 PPC 7450 > running 10.4.11 and with > Java JDK 1.5 and Ant 1.6.5 installed. > > I am getting an error from line #236 of build.xml > (java.io.FileNotFoundException: > ...full path to pom.properties file) > > Apparently the pom.properties file that is expected to be the bootstrap > area for that target (compile-boot) to run, is missing. > > The missing file "pom.properties" is indeed located in the source code > tree in: > > maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven/maven-core > > I am new to Maven, but it appears that an entry in > maven-core/src/main/mdo/toolchains.mdo > for this file in META-INF is needed in order to get it copied over to the > bootstrap area during the building of the target "generate-sources". > > My environment variables are set as follows: > > JAVA_HOME = /Library/Java/Home > ANT_HOME = /Developer/Java/Ant > M2_HOME = /usr/local/maven-3.0.4 > > I also set M3_HOME = /usr/local/maven-3.0.4 in case that was needed > instead of M2_HOME > > I do not have CLASSPATH defined at all. > > What am I missing here to get Maven to build? Any tips or hints would be > greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > --Ed > -- > E. J. Mansky II > Eikonal Research Institute > Bend, Oregon > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
