Where can I obtain the maven-source-plugin?

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Thomas Owens picture Thomas Owens · Jul 25, 2011 · Viewed 29.3k times · Source

I checked out an open-source project from SourceForge's SVN source control using the Eclipse Maven plugin. After it checks out, I get this error in the pom.xml file:

Error resolving version for plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin' from the repositories [local (C:\Documents and Settings\thomas.owens\.m2\repository), central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2)]: Plugin not found in any plugin repository

I'm fairly new to Maven, but I followed the installation instructions for Apache Maven and the Eclipse plugin. It seems weird that this plugin would not be found in the central plugin repository for Maven or my local repository, when I can clearly see a directory located at C:\Documents and Settings\thomas.owens\.m2\repository\org\apache\maven\plugins\maven-source-plugin that contains a single resolver-status.properties file.

Any thoughts as to why this plugin might not be found and where I can find it?

Answer

Thomas Owens picture Thomas Owens · Aug 1, 2011

The problem that I was encountering was not an issue with the maven-source-plugin, but incorrect proxy settings that was preventing the connection to the repositories. The answers to this question on the use of Maven with a proxy helped me to find the mistake and correct it.

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