the problem is because you copied/pasted –
which is a special character not to be confused with a hyphen which is - – != - mvn install:install-file -Dfile=kafka-0.7.1.jar -DgroupId=org.apache.kafka -DartifactId=kafka-core -Dversion=0.7.1-incubating -Dpackaging=jar -DgeneratePom=true works fine you had – infront of most of the params below, just use - and you are good to go (you might also want to replace the - with an = for -DgeneratePom-true to be -DgeneratePom=true or even leave that out... ) On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Something Something < mailinglist...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to introduce Kafka into an existing application that uses > Maven. I couldn't find a Maven repository. I tried installing it to my > local repository as follows: > > mvn install:install-file –Dfile=kafka-0.7.1.jar –DgroupId=org.apache.kafka > –DartifactId=kafka-core –Dversion=0.7.1-incubating -Dpackaging=jar > -DgeneratePom-true > > But I keep getting this error message: > > [ERROR] Failed to execute goal > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.3.1:install-file > (default-cli) on project gurkha: The parameters 'file' for goal > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.3.1:install-file are > missing or invalid -> [Help 1] > > > Needless to say, I am NOT a Maven expert. Can someone help me integrate > Kafka into an existing Maven project? > > Thanks in advance. > -- /* Joe Stein http://www.linkedin.com/in/charmalloc Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> */