I don't work on open source projects so I haven't faced this issue. However I would think that the same server you plan to use to host your project on could be used to host the dependency; the key is that it has to be available just like yours.
-Dave 2010/3/30 Benoît Thiébault <[email protected]>: > My software is an open source project (not released yet). > > I currently compile it with Ant and I store in my lib folder the JAR I > manually downloaded on the net. > > What will happen when I release the software ? I guess I will have to provide > this dependency JAR as well to new developers... This is not very maven-y... > Or should I then make my local repository public ? > > Le 30 mars 2010 à 17:29, Jeff MAURY a écrit : > >> If it does not exist on the cloud, don't try to put it there, there are >> probably many reasons for that. >> I would recommand that you install a Maven repository manager like Nexus and >> once you've set it up, then deploy on it the missing jar and all your >> internal Maven projects will see it now !!! >> >> Regards >> Jeff MAURY >> >> 2010/3/30 Benoît Thiébault <[email protected]> >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I am currently reading the very good Maven book from Nicolas De loof and >>> Arnaud Héritier (written in French) and I have decided to convert one of my >>> test projects to Maven. Unfortunately, I already have a problem :-). >>> >>> My software depends on an open source software, jlibeps ( >>> http://jlibeps.sourceforge.net/), but I can't find it in any Maven >>> repository. This library seems not very maintained anymore, but it does what >>> I need it to do. I don't want (yet) to host my own Maven repository and I >>> was wondering what are my options here ? Should I create a POM file for the >>> library and submit it to a Maven repository ? It seems ( >>> http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-central-repository-upload.html) >>> the simplest way to do it would be to host is on an approved forge, but I >>> don't own the project (that looks dead to me)... >>> >>> Thanks for your feedbacks >>> >>> Ben >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.jeffmaury.com >> http://riadiscuss.jeffmaury.com >> http://www.lastfm.fr/listen/user/jeffmaury/personal > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
