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kofhearts
kofhearts

Reputation: 3774

Maven skipping dependency files?

I am using maven for my project. I have 5 local jar files as dependent files which i have specified in pom.xml as follows:

    <dependency>   
    <groupId>EWSAPI</groupId> 
    <artifactId>EWSAPI</artifactId> 
    <version>1.1</version> 
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>${basedir}/EWSAPI1.1.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>


    <dependency>   
    <groupId>jcifs</groupId> 
    <artifactId>jcifs</artifactId> 
    <version>1.3.15</version> 
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>${basedir}/jcifs-1.3.15.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>



    <dependency>   
    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId> 
    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId> 
    <version>1.4</version> 
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>${basedir}/commons-codec-1.4.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>


    <dependency>   
    <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId> 
    <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId> 
    <version>3.1</version> 
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>${basedir}/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>


    <dependency>   
    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId> 
    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId> 
    <version>1.1.1</version> 
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>${basedir}/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>

Now, when i try mvn install in command prompt to install the dependencies. I get the following message

The following files where skipped:
   EWSAPI:EWSAPI:java-source:sources:1.1
   commons-codec:commons-codec:java-source:sources:1.4
   commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:java-source:sources:3.1
   commons-logging:commons-logging:java-source:sources:1.1.1

and also one file jfis was skipped(the same that was mentioned above as a dependency)

I do not understand why maven is doing so? I appreciate your help on this. Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1477

Answers (2)

Raghuram
Raghuram

Reputation: 52635

From the question, it is not clear what you are trying to do.

On one hand you mention I have 5 local jar files as dependent files and you have specified them with <system> scope in pom.xml. On the other hand you mention running mvn install to install the dependencies.

You should avoid <system> scope unless there is a compelling reason, especially for third-party dependencies (like commons-codec).

mvn install builds the specified project and installs the same in the local repository. It does not install dependencies.

You can use mvn install:install-file <params> to install the dependencies to the local repository after downloading them separately. They do not get installed in ${basedir}.

Do update your question suitably if the above does not help.

Upvotes: 1

Steven
Steven

Reputation: 3894

Try something like this:

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>my-internal-site</id>
        <url>file:///${basedir}</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

Then remove the system path argument.

Also, are you sure the scope should be system?

Upvotes: 1

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