Laird, thank you very much for your reply and external links. It was really helpful!
Ivo On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Laird Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Alberto Ivo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Let me see if I got it: > > > > You are to be forgiven for not fully understanding. > > The Maven documentation makes extensive reference to the <repository> > element, and even instructs you on how to add it to your pom.xml ( > > http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-repositories.html#Using_the_Internal_Repository > ). > > But the community came to realize over time this was a bad idea. However, > I can't find a reference in the official Maven documentation that says this > is a bad idea. (Maybe it's there and I'm just missing it.) > > If you look in the Maven documentation, you will find a document that says, > hey, a repository manager is a good idea ( > http://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html). > > But this documentation doesn't say, "please don't put <repository> elements > in your pom". It probably should. > > For that, you have to know about this: > > http://www.sonatype.com/people/2009/02/why-putting-repositories-in-your-poms-is-a-bad-idea/ > . > > The short answer is, your pom.xml should not have a <repository> element in > it anywhere. > > Best, > Laird > -- > http://about.me/lairdnelson >
