> > After using beta8 for several weeks, I tried unsuccessfully
> several times to
> > build Maven from source. In the end, I discovered that if you have a
> > ${user.home}/build.properties file, this must be deleted or temporarilly
> > renamed before starting the bootstrap build.
>
> No, it does not. I have a ~/build.properties file and I bootstrap all
> the time.Are you defining maven.repo.local to point to a directory other than $MAVEN_HOME/repository? This seemed to be the problem for me. -------------------------------------- David Zeleznik ILOG - Changing the rules of business mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ilog.com -------------------------------------- > > This crucial bit of info is > > missing from the docs at > http://maven.apache.org/start/bootstrap.html. In my > > case, I had an overridden maven.repo.local property pointing to my beta8 > > repo cache. This seemed to be the culprit that was causing the bootstrap > > builds to fail. In the end, it seems safest just to make sure > that you do > > not have any $user.home/build.properties file before starting the build. > > Maybe someone can update the docs? > > > > -------------------------------------- > > David Zeleznik > > ILOG - Changing the rules of business > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.ilog.com > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > jvz. > > Jason van Zyl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://tambora.zenplex.org > > In short, man creates for himself a new religion of a rational > and technical order to justify his work and to be justified in it. > > -- Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
