Index: src/java/org/apache/maven/verifier/DependencyVerifier.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/maven/src/java/org/apache/maven/verifier/DependencyVerifier.java,v
retrieving revision 1.34.4.11
diff -u -r1.34.4.11 DependencyVerifier.java
--- src/java/org/apache/maven/verifier/DependencyVerifier.java	4 Nov 2004 10:56:20 -0000	1.34.4.11
+++ src/java/org/apache/maven/verifier/DependencyVerifier.java	27 Nov 2004 19:03:16 -0000
@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@
         {
             Artifact artifact = (Artifact) i.next();
 
+            // before we try to download a missing dependency we have to verify
+            // that the dependency is not of the type Artifact.OVERRIDE_PATH,
+            // in which case it can not be downloaded. Just skip this iteration.
+            // Since the dependency won't get removed from the failedDependencies list
+            // an error message will be created.
+            String overrideType = artifact.getOverrideType();
+            if ( overrideType == Artifact.OVERRIDE_PATH )
+            {
+               continue;
+            }
+
             // The directory structure for the project this dependency belongs to
             // may not exists so attempt to create the project directory structure
             // before attempting to download the dependency.