Question

The maven configuration mentioned in the Usage section of the Natural Docs Maven Plugin site:

<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.naturaldocs</groupId>
<artifactId>naturaldocs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

However; I can’t seem to find any version in any Maven repository including Maven Central or the Snapshot repo.

I was able to find what seems like the initial version attached to this Mojo plugin submission but it only includes source, and while it’s nice to look at I don’t wish to compile it for use myself.

Answer 1

Grab the source archive that you referenced and unzip it in a convenient spot.

From that folder, run:

mvn clean install

Assuming that runs without issue, run:

mvn install:install-file -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=target\naturaldocs-maven-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -DgroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.naturaldocs -DartifactId=naturaldocs-maven-plugin -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT

Assuming that runs fine, check the local deploy works as expected by including the pom reference in your project.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.naturaldocs</groupId>
    <artifactId>naturaldocs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

If your project build without issue, then deploy it to your local Maven repo by running:

mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dpackaging=jar-Drepository=extNonFree -Durl=scpexe://maven.your-company.com/your-serverpath/maven/proximity/ext-non-free/storage -Dfile=target\naturaldocs-maven-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -DgroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.naturaldocs -DartifactId=naturaldocs-maven-plugin -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT 

Or have one of your local Maven admins deploy the pom and jar manually.

I hope that helps.