Misleading error messages when local repository is not writable ---------------------------------------------------------------
Key: WAGON-241 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/WAGON-241 Project: Maven Wagon Issue Type: Bug Components: wagon-http Affects Versions: 1.0-beta-2 Environment: Linux - Ubuntu 8.04 Server - JDK Sun 1.6.0_06 - Maven 2.0.9 Reporter: Clement Denis Priority: Minor Attachments: unwritable_local_repository.txt When the local repository is not writable, the error messages when downloading an artifact does not allow to pin down the issue quickly. Maven only reports that the artifact cannot be downloaded, and the root cause is displayed as : Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.ResourceDoesNotExistException: Unable to download the artifact from any repository No message in the trace indicates a problem with the local repository. The full trace with a clean local repository is attached. -- 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