How to use a local repository for a Clojure library during initial development?

Question

I have a question about developing a Clojure library which is not answered in the suggested workflow for Library Development and Distribution as described here: http://clojure-d

Answer 1

What you are looking for is Leigningen's hard to find unless you know what to look for "checkouts" features.

Documentation: https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen/blob/master/doc/TUTORIAL.md#checkout-dependencies

Answer 2

lein install does the job:

$ lein install -h
Install jar and pom to the local repository; typically ~/.m2.

In your library project execute lein install and your library jar and pom files will be installed under the ~/.m2 directory.

After that when you build another project that depends on your library, lein will find its binaries in ~/.m2.

~/.m2 is a default location of the local Maven repository which is one of the locations used by lein during dependency resolution. It also works as a cache for remote repositories where artifacts downloaded from Maven Central or Clojars are stored.