maven - new entrant! - a quick question

[SKService <su...@gmail.com>]

I've started using and reading docs on Maven. While using and also while
referring docs, realized that, when maven is being used for the first time,
it downloads a lot of artifacts (jars, poms, etc).

I wanted to find out whether it is a must to have internet connection while
using maven?

For example, how will you suggest to use maven for the first time on a
production environment, where for sure there'll not be an internet
connection or a proxy available to download something from the net across
the firewall. How do you suggest to handle such a scenario?

Thanks!
SK
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Re: maven - new entrant! - a quick question

[Siarhei Dudzin <si...@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Eugeny N Dzhurinsky <bo...@redwerk.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 09:05:01PM +0200, Siarhei Dudzin wrote:
> > I think using a maven proxy like artifactory is a better option.
>
> Artifactory is a pain, give a try to Apache Archiva
>
> --
> Eugene N Dzhurinsky
>

Actually use Artifactory for quite some time and have no 'pain' with it. It
didn't give us any reason to look for something else.

Anyway I would look at *all* of them to be able to choose which one suits
the needs.

There is an article (it's a year old though, but comments still seem to be
coming) that may get a beginner started with a very short overview of
repository management systems:
http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/artifactory_a_new_maven_2

It lists a few systems - enough to give a starting point in choosing the
right one.

Siarhei

Re: maven - new entrant! - a quick question

[Eugeny N Dzhurinsky <bo...@redwerk.com>]

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 09:05:01PM +0200, Siarhei Dudzin wrote:
> I think using a maven proxy like artifactory is a better option.

Artifactory is a pain, give a try to Apache Archiva

-- 
Eugene N Dzhurinsky

Re: maven - new entrant! - a quick question

[Siarhei Dudzin <si...@gmail.com>]

I think using a maven proxy like artifactory is a better option.

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Eugeny N Dzhurinsky <bo...@redwerk.com>
wrote:

> ;On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 02:46:11AM -0700, SKService wrote:
> >
> > I've started using and reading docs on Maven. While using and also while
> > referring docs, realized that, when maven is being used for the first
> time,
> > it downloads a lot of artifacts (jars, poms, etc).
> >
> > I wanted to find out whether it is a must to have internet connection
> while
> > using maven?
> >
> > For example, how will you suggest to use maven for the first time on a
> > production environment, where for sure there'll not be an internet
> > connection or a proxy available to download something from the net
> across
> > the firewall. How do you suggest to handle such a scenario?
>
> Deploy the content of $HOME/.m2/repository from development host to
> production $HOME/.m2/repository. Probably wipe out unnecessary
> dependencies.
>
> --
> Eugene N Dzhurinsky
>

Re: maven - new entrant! - a quick question

[Eugeny N Dzhurinsky <bo...@redwerk.com>]

;On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 02:46:11AM -0700, SKService wrote:
> 
> I've started using and reading docs on Maven. While using and also while
> referring docs, realized that, when maven is being used for the first time,
> it downloads a lot of artifacts (jars, poms, etc).
> 
> I wanted to find out whether it is a must to have internet connection while
> using maven?
> 
> For example, how will you suggest to use maven for the first time on a
> production environment, where for sure there'll not be an internet
> connection or a proxy available to download something from the net across
> the firewall. How do you suggest to handle such a scenario?

Deploy the content of $HOME/.m2/repository from development host to
production $HOME/.m2/repository. Probably wipe out unnecessary dependencies.

-- 
Eugene N Dzhurinsky