Configuring repositories

[JT]

Hi,

I just wanted to clarify how to set-up repositories in 
org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg

I have 3 machines. Machine A runs an instance of Karaf. Machine B 
contains my Apache Archiva instance from which I pull bundles. I develop 
the bundles on machine C.

I develop snapshot bundles on machine C and I push them to Archiva on 
machine B. I then install them in my Karaf instance (machine A) using 
the 'install mvn' command and have configured org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.cfg 
to include the URL of the Apache Archiva of machine B. If it is the 
first time I have installed a snapshot bundle in the Karaf instance it 
retrieves it as expected from Archiva on machine B. However if I update 
the snapshot and push to archive, when I update the Karaf instance it 
does not refer to Archiva but uses the snapshot held in the local .m2 
repository.

If I set org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.defaultLocalRepoAsRemote=true then it 
appears to work as I require i.e. the latest snapshot is retrieved from 
Archiva on machine B. Is this the correct way to achieve what I want, 
i.e. always force Karaf to look at my remote repositories especially for 
snapshots and where does the local repository appear in the order of 
remotes if the above config. is set?

Thanks

jt