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From: Brian Fox Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 16:25:20 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: A problem with mirrors To: Maven Developers List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org What about the * bit you? Does the external:* fix it for you? On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Benson Margulies w= rote: > This doc works: > > http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.html > > FWIW. > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Barrie Treloar wrot= e: >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: >>> In our corporate global settings file, we have: >>> >>> =A0 >>> =A0 =A0 =A0Nexus >>> =A0 =A0 =A0Nexus Mirror >>> =A0 =A0 =A0http://maven.basistech.net/nexus/content/groups/public<= /url> >>> =A0 =A0 =A0*,!apache.org,!sonar,!apache.snapshots >>> =A0 =A0 >>> >>> That * turns out to be a very bad idea, and I'd like some advice in >>> fixing maven to make it a less bad idea. >>> >> >> I hear ya, +1 and thanks for looking at it, I get bitten often too. >> I can't help with where to look though. >> >> While you are looking at it can you see about updating the documentation= ? >> http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.0.3/maven-settings/settings.html#class_mir= ror >> >> It current says >> =A0mirrorOf =A0 =A0 =A0 String =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0The server ID of the r= epository being >> mirrored, eg "central". This MUST NOT match the mirror id. >> which says nothing about * or ! being special syntax. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@maven.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@maven.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@maven.apache.org