Probably because it's trying to resolve the model first, which can't be done without the parent. You usually would need to have this repo defined in your settings to bootstrap your system. This is one reason why we suggest not putting repos in your poms: http://www.sonatype.com/people/2009/02/why-putting-repositories-in-your-poms-is-a-bad-idea/
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM, youhaodeyi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I got one pom project and want to build it. There is an error indicate that > can't find parent POM. The parent POM is one the repository and I have set > this repository in this pom.xml. Why doesn't maven download its parent pom > from this repository? > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/How-can-I-find-partent-pom--tp26002852p26002852.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
