On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Curtis Rueden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric & everyone, > >> I still think the <userFriendly>true</userFriendly> version of Maven >> would just do the right thing when there is no <relativePath/> >> element, and there is no ../pom.xml. > > I agree. Note that there is an issue for it already: > > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4687
No, that's not what this issue says. This issue deals with the case where there IS a ../pom.xml but it's the wrong ../pom.xml. The OP here has explained that this problem was a local config error, the maven behavior is just as requested. > > Regards, > Curtis > > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Anders Hammar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd just like to echo Benson. You do not need the <relativePath/> element >> if your environment is setup correctly. >> >> /Anders >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 4:48 AM, Eric Kolotyluk <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > On 2012-11-23 7:01 PM, Benson Margulies wrote: >> > >> >> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Eric Kolotyluk >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> OK, I have added the following to our Corporate POM. Hopefully I, and >> >>> others, won't fall into this trap again. >> >>> >> >>> I still think the <userFriendly>true</**userFriendly> version of Maven >> >>> would >> >>> just do the right thing when there is no <relativePath/> element, and >> >>> there >> >>> is no ../pom.xml. I can see no value in the current Maven behavior of >> >>> throwing an error the way it does. >> >>> >> >> Eric, >> >> >> >> It does what you want. If it is not doing it for you, there's >> >> something wrong with your environment. >> >> >> >> None of our POMs have explicit relativePath elements, and they all >> >> work fine. The empty element is only needed when there *is* a >> >> ../pom.xml to avoid, but you are writing that you don't have one. >> >> >> >> >> > OK, I will play with this some more to see if I can replicate the problem >> > again. >> > >> > Cheers, Eric >> > >> > >> > >> >> Cheers, Eric >> >>> >> >>> <!-- >> >>> No parent for this POM! This is parent of all Kodak projects. >> >>> Top Level Project POMs should reference this POM with >> >>> >> >>> <parent> >> >>> <groupId>com</groupId> >> >>> <artifactId>kodak</artifactId> >> >>> <version>1.0.0</version> >> >>> <relativePath/> >> >>> </parent> >> >>> >> >>> The empty <relativePath/> element is necessary because >> com:kodak >> >>> is a >> >>> seperate project that will never be in >> >>> the parent directory of your project. If <relativePath/> is >> >>> missing, >> >>> Maven will look in ../ by default, and >> >>> then throw an error because it cannot find ../pom.xml (and you >> >>> should >> >>> never have ../pom.xml). >> >>> --> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 2012-11-23 12:47 PM, David Karr wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I had also discovered the difference between the missing vs. empty >> >>>> "relativePath" element. Although it was initially disconcerting that >> I >> >>>> had >> >>>> to specify an empty "relativePath" element to get what I assumed was >> the >> >>>> most reasonable behavior, I can also see the logic of the alternative >> >>>> with >> >>>> the default value. I prefer to separate the notion of "parent" pom >> from >> >>>> "aggregator" pom (a pom with a list of modules), but if you use a >> >>>> strategy >> >>>> that combines them, then the default value is more likely. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Eric Kolotyluk >> >>>> <[email protected]>**wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> DOH! I retract that previous message. I forgot to open my VPN >> >>>>> connection >> >>>>> first. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Putting <relativePath/> in the POM does work! >> >>>>> >> >>>>> So, would it be unreasonable if Maven treated the absence of the >> >>>>> <relativePath> element the same as <relativePath/>. That would make >> it >> >>>>> more >> >>>>> user friendly as far as I am concerned. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Also, it was m2e that built the original project POM, and it did not >> >>>>> put >> >>>>> <relativePath/> in the POM. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Cheers, Eric >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On 2012-11-23 12:22 PM, Eric Kolotyluk wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I tried putting <relativePath/> in my POM, but it does not fix >> things. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> <parent> >> >>>>>> <groupId>com</groupId> >> >>>>>> <artifactId>kodak</artifactId> >> >>>>>> <version>0.0.11-SNAPSHOT</****version> >> >>>>>> <relativePath/> >> >>>>>> </parent> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I still get >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> C:\Users\Eric\workspace\tree-****combo-box>mvn clean >> >>>>>> [INFO] Scanning for projects... >> >>>>>> Downloading: >> >>>>>> http://repository.ca.kodak.****com:8082/nexus/content/groups/*** >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> *public/com/kodak/0.0.11-****SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata.xml<ht** >> >>>>>> tp://repository.ca.kodak.com:**8082/nexus/content/groups/** >> >>>>>> public/com/kodak/0.0.11-**SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata.xml< >> http://repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/nexus/content/groups/public/com/kodak/0.0.11-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata.xml >> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> [WARNING] Could not transfer metadata >> >>>>>> com:kodak:0.0.11-SNAPSHOT/****maven-metadata.xml >> >>>>>> from/to nexus (http://repository.ca.kodak.** >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> com:8082/nexus/content/groups/****public<http://repository.ca.** >> >>>>>> kodak.com:8082/nexus/content/**groups/public< >> http://repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/nexus/content/groups/public> >> >>>>>> >): >> >>>>>> repository.ca.kodak.com >> >>>>>> Downloading: >> >>>>>> http://repository.ca.kodak.****com:8082/nexus/content/groups/*** >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> *public/com/kodak/0.0.11-****SNAPSHOT/kodak-0.0.11-****SNAPSHOT.pom< >> >>>>>> http://** >> repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/**nexus/content/groups/public/* >> >>>>>> *com/kodak/0.0.11-SNAPSHOT/**kodak-0.0.11-SNAPSHOT.pom< >> http://repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/nexus/content/groups/public/com/kodak/0.0.11-SNAPSHOT/kodak-0.0.11-SNAPSHOT.pom >> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> [ERROR] The build could not read 1 project -> [Help 1] >> >>>>>> [ERROR] >> >>>>>> [ERROR] The project >> >>>>>> net.kolotyluk.experiment:tree-****combo-box:0.0.1-SNAPSHOT >> >>>>>> (C:\Users\Eric\workspace\tree-****combo-box\pom.xml) has 1 error >> >>>>>> [ERROR] Non-resolvable parent POM: Could not transfer artifact >> >>>>>> com:kodak:pom:0.0.11-SNAPSHOT from/to nexus >> >>>>>> (http://repository.ca.kodak.* >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> *com:8082/nexus/content/**groups/**public<http://** >> >>>>>> repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/**nexus/content/groups/public< >> http://repository.ca.kodak.com:8082/nexus/content/groups/public> >> >>>>>> >): >> >>>>>> repository.ca.kodak.com and 'parent.relativePath' points at no >> local >> >>>>>> POM >> >>>>>> @ line 9, column 11: Unknown host repository.ca.kodak.com -> [Help >> 2] >> >>>>>> [ERROR] >> >>>>>> [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with >> >>>>>> the >> >>>>>> -e switch. >> >>>>>> [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug >> logging. >> >>>>>> [ERROR] >> >>>>>> [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible >> solutions, >> >>>>>> please read the following articles: >> >>>>>> [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/**** >> >>>>>> confluence/display/MAVEN/**< >> http://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/MAVEN/**> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> ProjectBuildingException<http:**//cwiki.apache.org/confluence/** >> >>>>>> display/MAVEN/**ProjectBuildingException< >> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/ProjectBuildingException> >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> [ERROR] [Help 2] http://cwiki.apache.org/**** >> >>>>>> confluence/display/MAVEN/**< >> http://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/MAVEN/**> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> UnresolvableModelException<htt**p://cwiki.apache.org/** >> >>>>>> confluence/display/MAVEN/**UnresolvableModelException< >> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/UnresolvableModelException >> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> It looks like Maven wants to download the Corporate POM because it >> >>>>>> sees >> >>>>>> it in Nexus, but craps out because it does not like the Project POM. >> >>>>>> Maven >> >>>>>> seems pretty certain that it wants parent.relativePath to point to a >> >>>>>> local >> >>>>>> POM. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Is there a <userFriendly>true</****userFriendly> switch I can turn >> on >> >>>>>> somewhere in Maven ;-) >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Cheers, Eric >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On 2012-11-23 9:05 AM, Laird Nelson wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Benson Margulies < >> >>>>>>> [email protected]>wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> You just name the G/A/V and no relativePath, and Maven will >> >>>>>>> download >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> just as it would a dependency. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Well, not exactly; if there is no <relativePath> element >> present, >> >>>>>>>> then >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Maven behaves as though <relativePath>../pom.xml</****relativePath> >> >>>>>>> were >> >>>>>>> specified. If that file is a working copy that has not been >> >>>>>>> refreshed >> >>>>>>> from >> >>>>>>> the SCM, then problems can ensue. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> I recall that someone mentioned specifying a relative path like >> this: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> <relativePath/> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> ...and that that was the only way to force Maven to truly resolve >> the >> >>>>>>> pom >> >>>>>>> from the repository, but I don't know if this is in fact true. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Best, >> >>>>>>> Laird >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> ------------------------------****----------------------------** >> >>>>> --**--------- >> >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> >>>>> users-unsubscribe@maven.**apac**he.org <http://apache.org>< >> >>>>> users-unsubscribe@**maven.apache.org< >> [email protected]> >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> >>> --------- >> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.**apache.org< >> [email protected]> >> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> >> --------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.**apache.org< >> [email protected]> >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.**apache.org< >> [email protected]> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
