Maven Install¶
We use Maven for our build environment, this page describes the development environment and configuration. Actual build instructions will happen later.
Reference:
Download and Install Maven¶
Download Maven. Last tested with Maven 3.3.9.
Unzip the Maven download to your computer:
Example:
C:\java\apache-maven-3.3.9
.If you do not have an unzip program may we recommend: http://www.7-zip.org/
You need to have the following environmental variables set for Maven to work (note your paths may differ based on Java or Maven revision numbers):
JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.8.0_91\
Location of your JDK installation
M2_HOME = C:\java\apache-maven-3.0.5
Location of your Maven installation
PATH = %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%M2_HOME%\bin
Include Java and Maven bin directory in your PATH
Open up a
cmd
window and type the following:> mvn -version Apache Maven 3.0.5 (r01de14724cdef164cd33c7c8c2fe155faf9602da; 2013-02-20 00:51:28+1100) Maven home: /opt/apache-maven-3.0.5 Java version: 1.8.0_91, vendor: Oracle Corporation Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_91.jdk/Contents/Home/jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.9.3", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"
Maven and Apt-Get¶
Current versions of Ubuntu provide Maven 3; however if you’re using an older version or you’d like to use the very latest, please install the latest version manually by following the official installation instructions.
Maven and Home Brew¶
On macOS the homebrew package manager provides a “formula” to install Maven:
brew install maven