Re: Implementing XDG base directory support

2017-03-23 Thread Igor Fedorenko
Can you explain "the obvious reasons"? There are some fundamental problems with current maven local repository approach, but this is the first time I hear somebody complains about the default location, so I'd like to understand better the problem(s) you are trying to solve. -- Regards, Igor On

Implementing XDG base directory support

2017-03-23 Thread Simon Ochsenreither
Hi everyone, I'm interested in improving Maven's compliance with the XDG spec that defines standardized directories for different kinds of data stored by applications. Currently, Maven just dumps things into a .m2 folder in $HOME. This is bad for all the obvious reasons. I'd like to contribute to