> When I build a distribution of a project I want Maven to put that newly compiled jar 
> into a central repository so that other projects can reference to it in project.xml. 
> Would this newly created jar go into the same repository that holds all my third 
> party jars? If thats the case then I'd have to create my own central repository and 
> not use the public one?

Correct. It can be file, ftp, ssh or HTTP based for publishing. It
must be HTTP or file based for retrievieng.

You use jar:deploy to do that. The artifact plugin reference contains
the required properties.

> 
> The other thing I was wondering, in the documentation it says the optional source 
> repository information in project.xml is used in the distribution process but thats 
> about it. What can I do with this? 

It is mostly used for reports such as changelog.

> Can I for example have maven create a new branch everytime I distribute a new 
> version? 

The scm plugin does do a little bit of this, though it focuses on
tagging releases, not branching.

> Does the eclipse plugin automatically generate cvs connection info when it creates 
> the eclipse project files?

Theoretically (ie, it could, but I'm not sure if it does).

Cheers,
Brett

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