[MNG-2194] no downloading attempts of non-existing artifact

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.2
• Component/s: Artifacts and Repositories
• Environment: not dependent on environment
• Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann
• Reporter: John Franey
• Created: 30/Mar/06 12:11
• Updated: 26/Mar/10 17:31
• Resolved: 26/Mar/10 17:28

Description

I'm converting a project to maven 2. Some dependencies do not exist in
ibiblio, so I've 'installed' these into my local repository.

I'm unhappy because every time I perform a run, there is a significant
delay (sometimes) when maven tries to download these non-existent
artifacts. I get these messages:
Downloading: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/......./...pom

How can I prevent maven's attempt to download these non-existent
artifacts? I'm most interested in eliminating the delay.

I know I can run with the 'offline' option. This is OK as long as I'm
sure all existing artifacts that are already downloaded into my cache.
So I can do this until I build on a system with no local cache of add a
new dependency to my projects, at which time the delay is experienced
due to these non-existent artifacts.

Issue Links

• duplicates: MNG-4343 maven always checks missing release artifacts
• is duplicated by: MNG-2443 Don't download pom if artifact is already in the local repository