[Duraspace] Re: FW: cannot install Maven - mvn package - for dspace setup

[Sean Carte]

2009/9/15 Reid, Lindsay <LReid at ufh.ac.za>:
> Hi there Gents
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> I hope all is well with you all...? I came to the office yesterday so full
> of energy only to be confronted with the same issue again... MAVEN – mvn
> package install
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> See my below email to *duraspace*... I am not sure whether it’s the right
> email address for the dspace-listserver?
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>
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> Do you have any idea what could prevent me from installing maven? Where can
> I start to dig...?
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> I can access the
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> http://maven.apache.org/
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> http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/
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> sites from the internet in my office...
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>
>
> wget
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> apt-get
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> all these work accept mvn package...?
>
...
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> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR
> [INFO]
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [INFO] The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin' does not
> exist or no valid version could be found
> [INFO]
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch
...
> Also see my *settings.xml*
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>
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>   GNU nano 2.0.7                                 File:
> /home/dspace/.m2/settings.xml
>
> <settings>
>   .
>   .
>   <proxies>
>    <proxy>
>       <active>true</active>
>       <protocol>http</protocol>
>       <host>proxy.al.ufh</host>
>       <port>8080</port>
>       <username>lreid</username>
>       <password>*********</password>
>       <nonProxyHosts></nonProxyHosts>
>     </proxy>
>   </proxies>
>   .
>   .
> </settings>

Hi Lindsay

First off, try running maven with the -e switch to see if that
provides anything useful:

mvn -e package install

That might provide a clue as to what's gone wrong.

Meanwhile I'll dig through my notes: I seem to remember something
similar in the not too distant past.

Sean
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Sean Carte
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