Answer to my own question:
http://maven.apache.org/continuum/faqs.html#can-i-use-file-protocol-in-add-project-view In addition to the file:// protocol, I think somebody needs to implement a rtfm:// protocol. Could cut down on spam a lot. :-) Cheers, Dave On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 19:02 +0900, David Leangen wrote: > Hi! > > I have a multi-module project that I'd like to add. I downloaded a local > copy of my repo using "svn up" and I am trying to use a pom from there > to add the project. > > However, I keep getting the error message: > > [ You must provide a valid url (http, https, ftp and file > protocols are allowed) ] > > > The continuum logs aren't helping me much. There's no info there telling > me what is wrong. > > I've tried these: > > file://home/continuum/bla/pom.xml > file://home/continuum/bla/pom.xml > file:/home/continuum/bla/pom.xml > file://localhost/home/continuum/bla/pom.xml > file:///for/the/love/of/god!! > > ... and probably every other combination I can think of. > > Is continuum not expecting a regular java url using the file:// > protocol? > > I've worked with URLHandlers before, and I could swear that a file URL > is in the form: > > file:///path/to/file > > (i.e. hostname not required > > My permissions are correct. > > What else could be the problem? > > > Thanks! > Dave > > >
