[ARCHETYPE-176] Cannot use "-DarchetypeRepository" if you have <mirrors> * in your settings.xml file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-alpha-3
• Component/s: Creator, Generator
• Environment: Java 6; Maven 2.0.9
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jeff Campbell
• Created: 23/May/08 12:20
• Updated: 03/Jun/08 14:03
• Resolved: 03/Jun/08 14:03

Description

I'm using the following command to create a new project from a custom archetype from a 3rd party Maven repo (only
the relevant portion of the command is below):

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeRepository=http://somehost.com/mvnrepo .....(other -D params for thecustom archetype)...

But, because I have the following in my settings.xml file, I cannot
access the repository specified by the "-DarchetypeRepository":

<mirrors>
<mirror>
<id>my.nexus</id>
<name> Nexus Mirror</name>
<url>http://somehost:8081/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
<mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
</mirror>
</mirrors>

Work around(s):
1. Don't use <mirrors> section all together in the settings.xml file.
2. List every single possible maven repo site mirror, in Nexus, that I can possibly think of to hopefully cover every possible custom archetype that will ever be used? (yikes!)