To expand the first point of Wayne, go here: http://maven.apache.org/general.html#importing-jars
Probably the second point needs to be updated in this FAQ entry. Subhash. On 3/29/07, Wayne Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You essentially have two options: 1. Install the jar in your repo using "mvn install:install-file ...". This is the suggested route to take. 2. Declare the dependency using <scope>system</scope> and provide the path to the dependency in your project (ie /lib/my.jar). For various reasons, this is not suggested. Wayne On 3/28/07, Eric Daigneault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I just started out with Maven, tho I am fairly famliar with ant and I > have been looking at Maven for a while now I never had time to really > get my hands dirty. > > Anyhow the problem I have is as follows. > > I have a project that uses a jar (for which I do not have source code, > just jar, docs and some other support files) that is not published in > any Maven repository. In the good ol days of Ant I would have put the > whole thing either in a folder on server or better yet in SVN so I can > tag it along the rest of the resources for building the whole app. > > Now with maven I am at a loss on how to get my application (a new one, > not ant scripts or anything, just maven) to link with this rebel jar. > All the dependencies rely on the jar to be present in a repository, > either local or remote. Did I miss some plugin that would allow me to > deal with what would seem to be an exception to the normal Maven way. > > Thanks, > > Éric Daigneaut > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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