go open the file: c:\MavenRepo\org\apache\maven\plugins\maven-archetype-plugin\maven-metadata-central.xml
in a text editor. looks like html... something is wrong with your setup. delete the repo and start over. Wayne On 3/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am having a real tough time understanding this point > > 1) Why am I having such a hard time getting past step 1 in creating my > first Maven project > > mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app -DartifactId=my-app > > Reason: Error getting POM for > 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin' from the repository: > Unable to read local cop > y of metadata: Cannot read metadata from > 'c:\MavenRepo\org\apache\maven\plugins\maven-archetype-plugin\maven-metadata-central > .xml': attribute value must start with quotation or apostrophe not s > (position: TEXT seen ...</head>\r\n<body>\r\n<link rel=s > ... @6:12) > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:pom:LATEST > > Everyone mentions it could be a Http proxy issue. Well I tried that too. > If that's the case and I know my HTTP proxy server and start changing the > settings.xml file, > do I need to know the server's username/password. Why is it so hard to > set-up? > Is there a workaround to this method? > > > -- Thanks, Mike > > > >
