That document is the original design, but has evolved. the metadata files are not design for manual editing.
I would recommend not attempting to install it as a snapshot since the version is fixed (even if the version is a timestamp).. Brett On 12/3/05, Martin van der Plas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Instead of maven-repository.xml I mean maven-metadata.xml. > > BTW, can somebody tell me which files are needed in the repository ? > From http://docs.codehaus.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=22230 I get > the impression that <artifact>-SNAPSHOT.release.txt plays a role, > altough this file is not used anywhere in the maven code. > > Martin van der Plas wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > My project depends on artifacts delivered by a 3rd party supplier. > > The supplier delivers major releases and bug fix releases on these > > deliveres once a while. > > Major releases have a name, minor releases are datestamped. > > > > I want to import the 3rd party artifact as snapshots per major > > release in our company maven repository. > > It seems that the maven-install-plugin command install:installfile > > cannot handle this usecase. > > I now add the 3rd party artifacts manually, editting the > > maven-repository.xml files where needed. > > My questions are: > > > > 1. Is it possible to add the 3rd party snapshot requirement to > > maven-install-plugin > > 2. Why is buildNumber so important in the snapshot section of > > maven-repository.xml when timestamp is also available. When > > buildNumber is not specified, mvn refused to download the artifact > > from the central repository. > > > > > -- > Groeten, > > Martin > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel: +31 (0) 20-7988464 > mob: +31 (0) 6-21551921 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
