ivysettings.xml: add local maven path

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How to add a local path (not URL) to ivysettings.xml? I need to add my Maven local repository (/Users/me/.m2/repository to it.

Thanks

score 33 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 23 '11 at 18:47

Try the following ivysettings.xml file:

<ivysettings>
    <settings defaultResolver="default"/>
    <property name="m2-pattern" value="${user.home}/.m2/repository/[organisation]/[module]/[revision]/[module]-[revision](-[classifier]).[ext]" override="false" />
    <resolvers>
        <chain name="default">
            <filesystem name="local-maven2" m2compatible="true" >
                <artifact pattern="${m2-pattern}"/>
                <ivy pattern="${m2-pattern}"/>
            </filesystem>
            <ibiblio name="central" m2compatible="true"/>
        </chain>
    </resolvers>
</ivysettings>

It includes Maven central in case the dependency is missing from the local Maven repo.

Note:

The benefits of re-using a local Maven repository are limited. Ivy caches jars retrieved from repostories.

It's worth considering forcing `.pom` extension in ivy patterns, like it's suggested [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/9495810/3832536). This way Ivy's POM conversion logic will kick in, which is relevant if you need to reference synthetic configurations like `master`. — mephi42, Sep 14 '15 at 16:44
@mephi42 I did not know that, neat! Using the Maven local repo is a bad idea IMHO. It functions more like a cache. Makes much more sense to configure both ivy and Maven to pull from the same remote repos! — Mark O'Connor, Sep 16 '15 at 19:39

jayunit100 · Answer 2 · 2011-12-23T16:49:42.160

Ivy dependencies are resolved with "Resolvers".

This page is pretty good for understanding the basics of how they work.

http://ant.apache.org/ivy/history/latest-milestone/settings/resolvers.html

Specifically : How can I "resolve" a local maven repository ?

Ivy has a "FileSystemResolver" which, rather than taking in a web address, can simply resolve from a local, root path. Note that there are some gotchas when things get complicated, like this one : http://ant.apache.org/ivy/history/latest-milestone/settings/resolvers.html . Resolvers are similar to maven Repository tags, in that they define a resource.

A quick word of advice

Remember that once you customize ivysettings.xml if you are using an IDE, you will have to tell it to specifically use YOUR ivysettings.xml file, rather than some internal default.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 23 '14 at 20:55

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I found out that in the more recent versions of sbt you can do

sbt publish-m2

answered May 23 '14 at 20:55

Always Asking

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Awesome, how does the location of the Maven repository get modified with this command? – Brian Topping Sep 10 '14 at 17:37
'sbt publish-m2' publishes to ~/.m2 directory. Is this what you are asking? – Always Asking Oct 22 '14 at 18:43
Thanks @Always, I was trying to understand why SBT wasn't paying attention to ```` in the settings.xml. – Brian Topping Oct 23 '14 at 13:52
It's sbt publishM2 for me – alex Aug 12 '19 at 19:12

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 23 '14 at 13:48

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Prior to 0.13.7, SBT ignored the Maven's settings.xml to use the <localRepository> setting. See https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/1589. In some cases, this will obviate the need to change ivysettings.xml when using publish-m2.

answered Oct 23 '14 at 13:48

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