[m2] install-file question

[Wim Deblauwe]

Hi,

I have a zip file that I would need to put in my repository. I used the 'mvn
install:install-file' goal to do that. This works fine, but I expected that
there would be a pom file installed along with my file with the correct
data. Should I file a JIRA request for this or am I experiencing a bug?

I then tried to add a pom manually like this:

myzipfile-1.0.0.0.zip
myzipfile-1.0.0.0.pom:

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>myzipfile</groupId>
  <artifactId>myzipfile</artifactId>
  <name>My Very Own Zipfile</name>
  <version>1.0.0.0</version>
  <packaging>zip</packaging>
</project>

When I then have a project with a dependency on this zip file, I add a
dependency tag:

          <dependency>
              <groupId>myzipfile</groupId>
              <artifactId>myzipfile</artifactId>
              <version>1.0.0.0</version>
          </dependency>

But Maven searches for a jar file, not a zip!

I then tried to update my dependency to this:

          <dependency>
              <groupId>myzipfile</groupId>
              <artifactId>myzipfile</artifactId>
              <version>1.0.0.0</version>
              <packaging>zip</packaging>
          </dependency>

But then I get:
Unrecognised tag: 'packaging'

Any help on this is highly appriciated!

regards,

Wim