Maven Install

We use Maven for our build environment, this page describes the development environment and configuration. Actual build instructions will happen later.

Reference:

• http://maven.apache.org/

• http://maven.apache.org/download.html

Download and Install Maven

1. Download Maven. Last tested with Maven 3.3.9.

2. 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/

3. 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

4. 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