Re: [m2e-users] Archetype Selection Using m2eclipse

[sdoca sdoca <sdoca@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Can anybody help me with understanding how archetypes are loaded by m2eclipse?  Is there a better forum that I should be asking?

Thanks!

----- Original Message -----
From: sdoca sdoca <sdoca@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:25 pm
Subject: [m2e-users] Archetype Selection Using m2eclipse
To: m2e-users@xxxxxxxxxxx

> Hi,
> 
> I would like to create a new Maven project in Eclipse using an 
> archetype using the New Maven Project wizard. At the 
> "Select an Archetype" step, I
>  have three catalogs to choose from: Nexus Indexer, 
> Internal and Default Local.
>   I don't understand where the content for these catalogs 
> should be 
> coming from.  If I click on the "Configure" button, they 
> are all greyed 
> out and I can't modify them.
> 
> Only the Internal catalog has any archetypes listed in 
> it.  Where are these archetypes coming from?  It's not 
> from my local 
> Maven repository because the group/artifacts are not in it (and 
> archetypes in the repo are not listed).
> 
> Why is the Nexus Indexer list empty? I've read some 
> posts that the Nexus index needs to be updated, but not how to 
> do this. 
>  Is this different than the repository indexes (which are 
> scheduled to 
> be updated daily).
> 
> As you can see, I'm a little confused about the whole catalog 
> business and how Maven, m2eclipse and Nexus interact. Any 
> clarification 
> is most welcome!
> 
> My setup:
> 
> Eclipse: Helios Service Release 2 (Build id: 20110218-0911) 
> Apache Maven 3.0.3 m2eclipse: 0.12.1.20110112-1712 (set up to 
> use external Maven install) Sonatype Nexus™ Open Source Edition, 
> Version: 1.9.0.2
> 
> My local Maven settings.xml looks like this:
> 
> <settings>
>   <mirrors>
>     <mirror>
>       <!--This sends everything else to /public -->
>       <id>nexus</id>
>       <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
>       
> <url>http://myserver:8080/nexus/content/groups/public</url>    </mirror>
>   </mirrors>
>   <profiles>
>     <profile>
>       <id>nexus</id>
>       <!--Enable snapshots for the built in central repo to 
> direct -->
>       <!--all requests to nexus via the mirror -->
>       <repositories>
>         <repository>
>           <id>central</id>
>           <url>http://central</url>
>           <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
>           <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
>         </repository>
>       </repositories>
>      <pluginRepositories>
>         <pluginRepository>
>           <id>central</id>
>           <url>http://central</url>
>           <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
>           <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
>         </pluginRepository>
>       </pluginRepositories>
>     </profile>
>   </profiles>       
>   <activeProfiles>
>     <!--make the profile active all the time -->
>     <activeProfile>nexus
>   
>   <servers>
>       <server>
>           <id>my-snapshots</id>
>           <username>user</username>
>           <password>password</password>
>       </server>
>       <server>
>           <id>my-releases</id>
>           <username>user</username>
>           <password>password</password>
>       </server>
>   </servers>
> </settings>
>