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Vincent Siveton closed MNG-3364. -------------------------------- Assignee: Vincent Siveton Resolution: Fixed I fixed the installation instructions and the 5 Minutes guide. Just wait for new site deployment. > Path documentation is not excact in "Getting Started in 5 Minutes" > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: MNG-3364 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3364 > Project: Maven 2 > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Documentation: Guides > Affects Versions: 2.0.8 > Reporter: JP Patrikainen > Assignee: Vincent Siveton > Priority: Minor > > Hi, > I had small problems to get the Maven2 installed, because I used Windows > system variables for "M2_HOME" and it in "path" variable. > "Getting Started in 5 Minutes" should be excact for "stupid" users like I am. > Problem was > 1) I added M2_HOME to system variables - value was > "C:\Apps\apache-maven-2.0.8\bin" > --> mvn --version throwed a system message that mvn is not a valid command > 2) I added M2_HOME to "path" variable > --> mvn --version throwed a good error message that my JAVA_HOME was > incorrect (I had that \bin there too) > 3) I fixed JAVA_HOME - took that +bin away and tried again > --> mvn --version throwed a good error message that my M2_HOME was > incorrect (I had that \bin there too) > 4) I fixed M2_HOME and path - took that +bin away and tried again > --> mvn --version throwed a error message that I did not understand > {noformat} > Usage: java [-options] class [args...] > (to execute a class) > or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...] > (to execute a jar file) > where options include: > -client to select the "client" VM > -server to select the "server" VM > -hotspot is a synonym for the "client" VM [deprecated] > The default VM is client. > -cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files> > -classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files> > A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives, > and ZIP archives to search for class files. > -D<name>=<value> > set a system property > -verbose[:class|gc|jni] > enable verbose output > -version print product version and exit > -version:<value> > require the specified version to run > -showversion print product version and continue > -jre-restrict-search | -jre-no-restrict-search > include/exclude user private JREs in the version search > -? -help print this help message > -X print help on non-standard options > -ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>] > -enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>] > enable assertions > -da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>] > -disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>] > disable assertions > -esa | -enablesystemassertions > enable system assertions > -dsa | -disablesystemassertions > disable system assertions > -agentlib:<libname>[=<options>] > load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof > see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help > -agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>] > load native agent library by full pathname > -javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>] > load Java programming language agent, see > java.lang.instrument > -splash:<imagepath> > show splash screen with specified image > {noformat} > The problem was that I had "\" in the M2_HOME (M2_HOME was > "C:\Apps\apache-maven-2.0.8\") > Could you change a little this document - use examples and pictures - that > would be helpfull. > Thx, > -JPP -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira