Maven 2.x Install Plugin

Allow URLs to be used for installing a file

Details

  • Type: New Feature New Feature
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: install:install-file
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Description

Looking at the source code, it definitely does not appear possible to install a file from a URL using install:install-file.

To me, this seems like it would be a useful feature and could be handled uniformly if file: URLs were supported.

As it stands right now, if I want to install something into my local repo, I need to download it and save it somewhere on my computer, then I need to remember where I saved it and type that path into a maven command to make another copy in my local repository.

It seems like it would be much more straightforward to just give the URL I want to be downloaded and installed.

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  • Assignee:
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    Reporter:
    Richard S. Hall
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