in the same line with stephen, you can settup mirror in your settings.xml
<mirrors>
<mirror>
<id>your-repo</id>
<name>maven-proxy</name>
<url>http://your-internal-rep</url>
<mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
</mirror>
<mirror>
<id>your-plugin-repo</id>
<name>maven-proxy</name>
<url>http://your-internal-repo</url>
<mirrorOf>central-plugins</mirrorOf>
</mirror>
</mirrors>
The main idea here is to route to default repos to your own internal repos
-Dan
On 12/9/05, Stephen Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think if you define your internal repository with an id of "central"
> it will replace the default external repository. If you also don't
> want Maven's plugins to be downloaded externally, you'll need to
> define a pluginRepository too, and I don't know if the id would still
> be "central".
>
> -Stephen
>
> On 12/9/05, Vernik, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > Thank you for your reply! I am still struggling with repositories.
> >
> > Do I understand correctly that there are 2 possible scenarios:
> > 1. Use Maven in off-line mode. Then only local repository will be used
> > and if artifact is not there then build fails.
> > 2. Regular (not off-line) mode. Then local repository can receive
> > artifacts from internal (pre-configured) repositories as well as from
> > central repository.
> >
> > If I am right then here is my problem. I would like to make sure that
> > artifacts can be received from internal repository only (nothing comes
> > of external sources). So on the one hand I do need to be able to use
> > internal repositories, on the other hand I don't want to be getting
> > anything from external sources. Is that feasible?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary Vernik
> > Member of Technical Staff
> > System Management Software
> > Network Appliance
> > 408-822-3120
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dan tran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:29 PM
> > > To: Maven Users List
> > > Subject: Re: [m2] Repository question - plz help!
> > >
> > > On 12/7/05, Vernik, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dan,
> > > >
> > > > First of, thank you for a prompt reply!
> > > > Second, I couldn't figure how to post my reply to the
> > > mailing list. I
> > > > am using this archive (
> > > >
> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg30199.html) and
> > > > it only shows "reply to Dan")...
> > > >
> > > > Now to your message:
> > > >
> > > > > - Checkin all your dependencies to SCM using maven format.
> > > > Exactly what I was planning.
> > > >
> > > > >Then mirror it to a web server ( use a cron to regularly update the
> > > > webserver).
> > > > >Then specify the web server as one of your repo.
> > > > This seems to be overly complicated and I am pretty sure
> > > that it won't
> > > > fly by the build team. They are using ant and make and probably not
> > > > looking into making their life more complicated.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry, i thought you are using maven at your comp.
> > > Understood that it is tough to move to new modernizied build
> > > system when you have every thing in place.
> > >
> > >
> > > > >And if one day, you can convince your team, maven repo is
> > > safe to use
> > > > ;-),
> > > > >then you dont need the SCM for your dependencies any more.
> > > > It is not that I don't trust you but you are
> > > over-simplifying the problem.
> > > > public maven repo has a tiny subset of dependencies we will
> > > end up using.
> > > > 1. Not all open source libraries are part of maven repo.
> > > > 2. We will be buying 3rd party libraries and they need to be stored
> > > > into SCM anyways.
> > > > 3. All builds needs to be 100% reproducible from scratch at
> > > any point
> > > > of time (including 10 years from now). Thus we need a total control
> > > > which can be achieved thru SCM only.
> > > >
> > >
> > > 1. You can request to upload missing OS libraries maven repo.
> > > 2. I place i all my private thirdparty libraries in my
> > > internal maven repo.
> > > 3. If internal maven repo is protected ( itself is a SCM for
> > > binary artifacts), i dont see any reason, maven can not
> > > repoduce the build.
> > >
> > > Sorry I am just optimistic ;-)
> > >
> > > My further investigation showed that I can do
> > > > either
> > > > <url>file://.\repo</url>
> > > > or
> > > > <url>file://${basedir}/repo</url> Do you see any
> > > problems with
> > > > that? Any other suggestions?
> > > >
> > >
> > > yes, but i seems that you will have a repo for each maven project?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > BTW, when I am installing 3rd party's library into my local
> > > repo with
> > > > install:install-file, is there a way to generate md5
> > > checksum for it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I think the lastest maven-install-plugin may have that, you
> > > now can deploy file as well using deploy:deploy-file
> > > otherwise, open a JIRA for it.
> > >
> > > There is also some work at maven-scm to store and retreive
> > > artfifacts from SCM. You may want to tune in for this project.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dan, again, I greatly appreciate your attention!!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > *Gary Vernik*
> > > > *Member of Technical Staff*
> > > > *System Management Software*
> > > > *Network Appliance*
> > > > *408-822-3120*
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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