The embedded one is currently a version of 2.1-snapshot (now 3.x) from a
year ago. You should use an external install if you have any weird issues
building with the embedded one. Otherwise it probably doesn't matter.
.9.9 will have an updated 3.x embedded inside it.

On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Matt Brown <[email protected]>wrote:

> Can you provide some details on why you need to use an external install
> with m2eclipse and not the embedded one?
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Nathan Sowatskey (nsowatsk) [[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:18 AM
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> The m2eclipse plugin works well. But you need to configure it to use an
> external Maven install *not* the embedded one.
>
> Regards
>
> Nathan
>
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Sebastian Hoß [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent:   Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:51 AM Central Europe Standard Time
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>
> Steve Cohen wrote:
> > I am working in a sort of bastardized Eclipse-maven world for months now.
> > I have had for months a M2_REPO variable in Eclipse pointing to a local
> > Maven repository.  I know this is not the approved Maven way, but it has
> > worked for me for months without difficulty.
>
> As i'm doing the same here ever since - what is the approved Maven way?
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