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Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:15:39 +0100
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Subject: Re: LATEST version of an "artifact"
From: Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.connolly@gmail.com>
To: Maven Users List <users@maven.apache.org>
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it was designed for plugins only

and it is less usefull than you think

it also depends on the correct metadata being deployed

if you deploy in the following order, the following versions

1.0
2.0
2.1
3.0
1.1

then LATEST will be 1.1

it also gives an irreproducible build, as tomorrow you could end up
picking up 3.1 or 4.0 or 2.2 or 1.2 depending on what gets published

version ranges are more reliable (but again these require correct
metadata and give you an irreproducible build)

the problem you *think* you have is actually not a problem, and if you
use the release plugin [and perhaps additionally the versions plugin]
everything will "just work out"

-Stephen

On Saturday, July 4, 2009, Jaikiran <jai_forums2005@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
> Infact i get an error when i use LATEST:
>
> 1) org.myapp.abc:myapp-core:jar:LATEST
>
>  =A0Try downloading the file manually from the project website.
>
> ....
>
> Seems like LATEST isn't recognized as a valid qualifier?
>
>
>
> Jaikiran wrote:
>>
>> I am reading the Maven definitive guide
>> http://www.sonatype.com/books/maven-book/reference/pom-relationships-sec=
t-pom-syntax.html
>> which says:
>>
>> "LATEST refers to the latest released or snapshot version of a particula=
r
>> artifact..."
>>
>> Does this really work? I am using LATEST against a artifact, but i don't
>> seem to get it to use the latest available "snapshot" for that artifact.
>> It seems to look for the latest "released" artifact. I am using Maven
>> 2.0.9
>>
>>
>>
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