[GRADLE-1173] More easily referenced Maven local repo cache Created: 13/Oct/10 Updated: 29/Jul/14 Resolved: 30/Dec/10 |
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| Status: | Resolved |
| Project: | Gradle |
| Affects Version/s: | None |
| Fix Version/s: | 0.9.1 |
| Type: | New Feature | ||
| Reporter: | Steve Ebersole | Assignee: | Hans Dockter |
| Resolution: | Fixed | Votes: | 0 |
| Description |
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Currently it is customary to include the user's local maven repository cache as a dependency repository for "downloading" artifacts. The standard way seems to be: repositories {
...
mavenRepo urls: "file://" + System.getProperty('user.home') + "/.m2/repository/"
}
The problem with that is that users are free to specify an alternate cache directory, the standard way being via settings.xml. I have developed some code y'all are free to use that sniffs out that situation. In my build I simply add that location as a repository. But I think the best generic solution is to make this available as a method mush like mavenCentral() is currently. Then user could say: repositories {
...
mavenLocal()
}
mavenCache() was another term suggested. The "sniffing" code is available at http://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-core/blob/master/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/hibernate/build/gradle/maven/LocalMavenRepoSniffer.java |
| Comments |
| Comment by Adam Murdoch [ 30/Dec/10 ] |
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I've added a mavenLocal() method, which uses your code to locate the cache. Thanks for figuring this out. |
| Comment by Peter Niederwieser [ 06/Jan/11 ] |
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Does the sniffing code consider the global settings file (maven_home/conf/settings.xml) as well? |
| Comment by Joel Byrnes [ 12/Feb/13 ] |
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Thanks for this feature. Please also update the documentation, http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/artifact_dependencies_tutorial.html seems like the right place. This is a fairly basic option for those used to maven, where things will break unexpectedly for snapshots built locally. A google search for "site:gradle.org mavenLocal()" indicates that this method is only referenced in issues or forums, or buried in the API at http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/groovydoc/org/gradle/api/artifacts/dsl/RepositoryHandler.html. |
| Comment by Adam Murdoch [ 16/Feb/13 ] |
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@Joel, could you create a separate jira issue for the documentation updates? Thanks. |