For some reason the over constrained exception is hidden try mvn dependency:resolve -X
and look for the OverConstrainedException which means you have two non overlapping ranges for the same artifact in the resolution tree On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:14:05 Chris Andersen wrote: > New user to maven. Loving it so far. But I've encountered a real hair > puller. > > > > I have a controller project that uses maven to manage its dependencies. > One of its dependencies is on a library (dba.library) that is also built > using maven. The library has two release branches (current versions are > 2.1.10 and 2.2.5). I'm in the process of switching the controller from > using the 2.1 release of the library to using the 2.2 release. > > > > mvn -version output: > > > > Maven version: 2.0.8 > > Java version: 1.5.0_10] > > OS name: "linux" version: "2.4.21-32.0.1.el" arch: "i386" Family: "unix" > > > > The controller pom.xml had the following dependency: > > > > <dependency> > > <groupId>com.metro1</groupId> > > <artifactId>dba.library</artifactId> > > <version>[2.1,2.2)</version> > > <optional>true</optional> > > </dependency> > > > > Which worked just fine. It consistently gives me the 2.1.10 version of > the jar. I changed it to: > > > > <dependency> > > <groupId>com.metro1</groupId> > > <artifactId>dba.library</artifactId> > > <version>[2.2,2.3)</version> > > <optional>true</optional> > > </dependency> > > > > Thinking this would give me the 2.2.5 version of the jar. Instead, I got > the following errors: > > > > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] Failed to resolve artifact. > > > > The artifact has no valid ranges > > com.metro1:dba.library:jar:2.2.5 > > > > Path to dependency: > > 1) com.metro1:skynet-controller:jar:3.6.8-SNAPSHOT > > > > If I change the dependency to specify the current build of the 2.2 > dba.library: > > > > <dependency> > > <groupId>com.metro1</groupId> > > <artifactId>dba.library</artifactId> > > <version>2.2.5</version> > > <optional>true</optional> > > </dependency> > > > > Then the dependency is picked up just fine. > > > > Am I doing something wrong? > > > > For additional info, here's the maven-metadata-central.xml file for > dba.library from my local repository: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><metadata> > > <groupId>com.metro1</groupId> > > <artifactId>dba.library</artifactId> > > <version>2.1.10</version> > > <versioning> > > <release>2.2.5</release> > > <versions> > > <version>2.1.10</version> > > <version>2.2.5</version> > > </versions> > > <lastUpdated>20080109183939</lastUpdated> > > </versioning> > > </metadata> > > > > And here's maven-metadata-local.xml: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><metadata> > > <groupId>com.metro1</groupId> > > <artifactId>dba.library</artifactId> > > <version>2.1.10</version> > > <versioning> > > <versions> > > <version>2.1.10</version> > > <version>2.2.5</version> > > </versions> > > <lastUpdated>20080109183936</lastUpdated> > > </versioning> > > </metadata> > > > > Any help would be appreciated. -- Michael McCallum Enterprise Engineer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
