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Kevin AB
Asked: 2020-03-14 18:35:33 +0800 CST 2020-03-14 18:35:33 +0800 CST

dependency not found maven

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Good, I have a problem, I try to add a dependency, but this marks the following

[ERROR] /root/evolplus/backendEvol/evolplus/icova/icova-service/src/main/java/com/applying/icova/service/IdeaServiceImpl.java:[10,42] package org.apache.commons.text.similarity does not exist

The dependency in question is commons-text

https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-text/dependency-info.html

Well I am really a novice with maven, I have tried all the ways and I have not been able to add it, then I try the following, download the jar

http://www.java2s.com/Code/Jar/c/Downloadcommontext105jar.htm

and add it as follows

https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-text/dependency-info.html

I don't get any errors, so I think it installed fine.

My directory tree is like this

./icova ./pom.xml

./icova/icova-service ./icova/pom.xml

It is this pom.xml file that contains the dependency that I am unable to install.

I try to add the jar and remove the dependency from the pom.xml file then run mvn clean package installand its variants , and I get the following error.

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project icova-service: Compilation failure

[ERROR] /root/evolplus/backendEvol/evolplus/icova/icova-service/src/main/java/com/applying/icova/service/IdeaServiceImpl.java:[10,42] package org.apache.commons.text.similarity does not exist

I guess it's because it doesn't find the dependency in question.

I would appreciate any help you can give me.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Try adding a -U when running your build command. For example:

    mvn clean package -U

    The -Uforces the update of dependencies, so you would ensure that the download is carried out.

    It is possible that you have had a previous problem downloading the library and, in those cases, maven stores an extension file .lastUpdatedfor that library in the local repository and does not download again until a certain time has elapsed. To force the download the -U parameter is used.

    On the other hand, and as a suggestion, it is better to download version 1.0 (the one linked from its github), which will be more stable.

    <dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
  <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
  <version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
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  2. The problem is because it doesn't find the dependency. If you are using Archiva or similar it may be caching. The dependency should be in the maven repository directory. in my case ../.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-text/1.0/commons-text-1.0-sources.jar If it is not there, it could be due to a problem of permissions, space, etc.

    • Try deleting the folder and doing a mvn clean install to see if it downloads the dependency.
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