stop downloading libraries everytime

Hi Folks,

How to stop downloading the libraries(mentioned into pom) every time when you run/compile/test the project??

If it's downloading *every* time then something is wrong--once the library is in your local repository it shouldn't need to download anything unless a dependency changes.

David Newton wrote:If it's downloading *every* time then something is wrong--once the library is in your local repository it shouldn't need to download anything unless a dependency changes.

yes it's download everytime

and that's making my compilation process too slow!!

what could be the problem any hint??

mvn dependency:go-offline
This is to prepare for compiling off-line
mvn <phase or goal> -o
This to instruct Maven to run in off-line mode

John Todd wrote:\
mvn <phase or goal> -o
This to instruct Maven to run in off-line mode

GREAT HELP!!

THANK YOU JOHN

It still shouldn't be downloading every time, and depending on how the POM is set up, this might not be the desired solution, though.

I'm not a Maven ninja but I think Maven will try to reach the internet every time, it may not download a dependency but it will hit the network any way.
This is why I run the two previous commands when using Maven.
Any way, I'm investing a little in Gradle build tool these days, I think it is more practical than Ant, Gant and Maven

Yes, it'll go to the network--that's its job. But it shouldn't download the dependencies each time, unless both (a) the dependency versions aren't explicitly listed in the POM (in which case it will get latest) and (b) the dependencies are wildly updating themselves (possible, but not probable). Or something's wrong with the local repository and it's getting cleaned out over and over (more probable than (b)).

IMO something's wrong with the OP's setup and/or POM and/or cmdline. Going offline is certainly a solution, but may not be the most desirable one--that's all I'm saying.