[MNGSITE-98] Correction to the Maven POM Reference - install:install-file example misses "-Dpackaging=jar"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Flags: Patch
• Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann
• Reporter: Yuri Volkov
• Created: 30/Sep/09 08:58
• Updated: 05/Apr/15 14:53
• Resolved: 04/Oct/09 07:38

Description

In http://maven.apache.org/pom.html#Dependencies
Using the example:
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...There are three methods for dealing with this scenario.
Install the dependency locally using the install plugin. The method is the simplest recommended method. For example:

mvn install:install-file -Dfile=non-maven-proj.jar -DgroupId=some.group -DartifactId=non-maven-proj -Dversion=1
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• end in maven build error:
  "Missing group, artifact, version, or packaging information".

To fix this problem, "-Dpackaging=jar" should be added to the command line.
The correct example command is:
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mvn install:install-file -Dfile=non-maven-proj.jar -DgroupId=some.group -DartifactId=non-maven-proj -Dversion=1 -Dpackaging=jar
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