[DIRMINA-1164] Update build instructions

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.3, 2.0.26, 2.1.9
• Component/s: Web Site / Documentation
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michael Franz
• Created: 17/Mar/22 02:41
• Updated: 16/Oct/24 10:15
• Resolved: 16/Oct/24 10:15

Description

While trying to follow the instructions here https://mina.apache.org/mina-project/developer-guide.html it specifies using Maven 2.2.1, this version has been deprecated for years. It also comments that it should work with 3.0.  Since 3.8.5 is the latest Maven build, this should be updated.

Also, I found that cloning using 

{{ git clone http://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/mina.git mina}}

Does not allow changing to branches or tags.  The HTTPS URL has to be used. 

Not necessarily a problem with the documentation, but I have found that the build will hang. It gets stuck in the surefire plugin reports. This has happened for me using Maven 3.6.3 and JDK 7 and JDK 8.  Maven 3.8.5 might solve this issue as I have not been hit by this since I upgraded.