How to add a jar, source and Javadoc to the local Maven repository?

Question

I\'m wanting to add the latest version of JGoodies Forms (1.5.0) as a dependency, but I can\'t find anything newer than 1.0.5 in the main repository, so if I understand correctl

Answer 1

Install the jar you have downloaded using this mini guide :

http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-3rd-party-jars-local.html

You should install jgoodies-form-1.5.0.jar by typing:

mvn install:install-file -Dfile=/jgoodies-form-1.5.0.jar \ 
-DgroupId=jgoodies -DartifactId=forms -Dversion=1.5.0 -Dpackaging=jar

don't forget to do the same with jgoodies-commons.

For you to be able to access the source code and the contextual javadoc you can either

• uncompress the jgoodies form zip and make eclipse points to the src folder

• generates a jgoodies-form-1.5.0-src.jar by putting the src directory in it and install it in your local repo the same way you did for the jar