The Jar Plugin is actually getting executed twice with the configuration: Best is to use a repository manager like Nexus, Artifactory or Archiva or if really don't like repository managers (I don't understand why, but this is a different story) you can use Stephen Connolly's non-maven-jar-maven-pluginДЄpart from all the above you should use more up-to-date versions of maven-install-plugin which current version number is 2.5.2 Finished at: Sat Oct 25 12:19:30 CEST 2014Д«UT: I have to say that installing an artifact like you did is bad practice. Installing /home/mvntest/lib/jdom-1.0.jar to /home/.m2/repository/com/soebes/test/jacob/1.1/jacob-1.1.jar maven-install-plugin:2.3.1:install-file (default) test. You have bound the maven-install-plugin to the life-clycle in your pom so you should simply call the life cylce: mvn initalizeДЄnd you will get something like the following:.

That is the reason why you got the described error message, cause the command line part needs required parameters which you didn't gave on command line.Д¬ombination like: mvn install:install-file initialize You should not mix up calling goals without life cylce like install:install-file with life-cycle parts as initialize. If you like to install it as part of the build what you have tried that means you need to call maven like this: mvn package From that point you can use as a usual dependency.

The best way to deal with a separated jar is to start using a repository manager and install this jar via the UI into the repository manager. I just want to find out why it doesn't work? Looks like I am messed with phases and goals.ДЇinally I went another way: I placed it into my parent POM, but why it works with parent and doesn't work with child? :maven-install-plugin:2.3.1:install-file are (default-cli) on project MYPROJECTNAME: The parameters 'file' for goal I decided to use Maven Install plugin to install jar into the repo. There are plenty ways to do it: just install manually into local repo, do it with script in parent pom, use system scope, use local repo declaration. I have a local jar and I want to use it in my project.

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