Dan is correct. You can run "mkdir .blah" and "rmdir .blah" from DOS, its just Windows Explorer that prevents it from working.
Wayne On 2/12/08, Allen, Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not saying for sure that this is what's going on, but in my experience > it seems like XP only makes that complaint if *you* try to name a folder > that, while automated processes can get away with it. That is, the check > is only part of the UI, not an actual file system rule. I'm developing > on XP, and my local repository cache is in C:\Docs & > Settings\username\.m2 as usual, and in fact I have several other apps > born on Unix that name directories with a leading dot. > > You mileage may vary, though; I'm on a fancy corporate network set up to > share drives between Unix systems and Windows desktops, so maybe IT did > something magical that they never told me about to make this possible. > Try to run Maven, and see if it autocreates the directory. > > ~Dan Allen > > -----Original Message----- > From: JG Flowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:32 PM > To: users@maven.apache.org > Subject: Local Maven repository. Newbie question... > > > Reading Better Builds with Maven. from Devzuz > It says on page 32 "When you install and run Maven for the first time, > it > will create your local repository and populate it > with artifacts as a result of dependency requests. By default, Maven > creates > your local repository in > <user_home>/.m2/repository. You must have a local repository in order > for > Maven to work." > > Now I'm using XP and I'm assuming <user_home> will be substituted with > %USERPROFILE% environment variable. > But on XP you can't have a directory named ".m2", XP groans and says you > must have a file name, for it thinks you are just specifying an > extension. > > Have done the install. When I run mvn --version it says everything's ok. > So > where is my repository? > The last thing booksays is you must have local repository for Maven to > work. > Confused.. You bet :confused: > Any > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Local-Maven-repository.-Newbie-question...-tp15439 > 648s177p15439648.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This message may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged > information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived by any transmission > to an unintended recipient. If you are not an intended recipient, please > notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Any views expressed > in this message are those of the sender, not those of any entity within the > KBC Financial Products group of companies (together referred to as "KBC > FP"). > > This message does not create any obligation, contractual or otherwise, on > the part of KBC FP. It is not an offer (or solicitation of an offer) of, or > a recommendation to buy or sell, any financial product. Any prices or other > values included in this message are indicative only, and do not necessarily > represent current market prices, prices at which KBC FP would enter into a > transaction, or prices at which similar transactions may be carried on KBC > FP's own books. The information contained in this message is provided "as > is", without representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind. > Past performance is not indicative of future returns. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
