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Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:22 am
by ANITHA
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\m9501298>cd C:\Program Files\DemoSite

C:\Program Files\DemoSite>mvn -e install
[INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on.
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Reactor Build Order:
[INFO]
[INFO] ecommerce
[INFO] core
[INFO] admin
[INFO] site
[INFO] combined
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building ecommerce 1.0
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org ... ins/maven-
install-plugin/2.3.1/maven-install-plugin-2.3.1.pom
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Reactor Summary:
[INFO]
[INFO] ecommerce ......................................... FAILURE [21.236s]
[INFO] core .............................................. SKIPPED
[INFO] admin ............................................. SKIPPED
[INFO] site .............................................. SKIPPED
[INFO] combined .......................................... SKIPPED
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 21.412s
[INFO] Finished at: Fri Feb 08 17:46:52 IST 2013
[INFO] Final Memory: 5M/247M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.3.1 or one of its
dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.
apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:jar:2.3.1: Could not transfer artifact
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:pom:2.3.1 from/to central (http:/
/repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refus
ed: Connection timed out: connect -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginResolutionException: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugi
ns:maven-install-plugin:2.3.1 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved:
Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-pl
ugin:jar:2.3.1
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:129)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getPluginD
escriptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:142)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getMojoDes
criptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:261)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getMojoDescriptor(D
efaultBuildPluginManager.java:185)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.setupMojoExecution(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:152)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.setupMojoExecutions(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:139)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.calculateExecutionPlan(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:116)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalc
ulator.calculateExecutionPlan(DefaultLifecycleExecutionPlanCalculator.java:129)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.BuilderCommon.resolveBuildPlan(Bu
ilderCommon.java:92)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje
ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje
ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBu
ild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycl
eStarter.java:161)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Laun
cher.java:290)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.jav
a:230)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(La
uncher.java:409)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:
352)
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to
read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:jar:
2.3.1
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:296)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:186)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifac
tDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:279)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:115)
... 25 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not
transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:pom:2.3.1 from/
to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.mave
n.apache.org refused
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(Def
aultArtifactResolver.java:538)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
facts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:216)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
fact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:193)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:281)
... 28 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.transfer.ArtifactTransferException: Could not tra
nsfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:pom:2.3.1 from/to c
entral (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.maven.ap
ache.org refused
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(W
agonRepositoryConnector.java:951)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(W
agonRepositoryConnector.java:941)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$GetTask.
run(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:669)
at org.sonatype.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run(Run
nableErrorForwarder.java:60)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExec
utor.java:886)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor
.java:908)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.TransferFailedException: Connection to http://
repo.maven.apache.org refused
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInput
Data(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:799)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getInputStream(StreamWagon.java:11
6)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getIfNewer(StreamWagon.java:88)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.get(StreamWagon.java:61)
at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$GetTask.
run(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:601)
... 4 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.conn.HttpHostConnect
Exception: Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refused
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.DefaultCli
entConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:158)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.AbstractPo
olEntry.open(AbstractPoolEntry.java:149)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.AbstractPo
oledConnAdapter.open(AbstractPooledConnAdapter.java:121)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.DefaultR
equestDirector.tryConnect(DefaultRequestDirector.java:573)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.DefaultR
equestDirector.execute(DefaultRequestDirector.java:425)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Abstract
HttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:820)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.client.Abstract
HttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:754)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.execute(A
bstractHttpClientWagon.java:674)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInput
Data(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:793)
... 8 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:351)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:213)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:200)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:529)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.conn.scheme.PlainSoc
ketFactory.connectSocket(PlainSocketFactory.java:123)
at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.httpclient.impl.conn.DefaultCli
entConnectionOperator.openConnection(DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java:148)
... 16 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please rea
d the following articles:
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onException



pls reply. I tried executing in windows.
i also tried clearing local repositories but it didn't work

Re: Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:25 am
by phillipuniverse
Are you connected to the internet? Maven is getting a connection timeout when trying to hit maven central based on your error message.

Re: Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:06 pm
by ANITHA
yes i'm connected to internet. i tried it command line. pls help me out in resolving.

When i tried in eclipse environment too, i had got could notbuild path error while importing maven projects.


thanks in advance,

regards,
anita

Re: Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:22 am
by phillipuniverse
Not sure what else to tell you here, the error message is saying that the connection is refused when attempting to contact maven central. Can you go to repo.maven.apache.org in your browser?

Re: Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:37 am
by ANITHA
not possible it says "browsing for this is disabled". so wat do i do

Re: Could not read artifact descriptor for org.maven.plugin

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:48 am
by phillipuniverse
Well it looks like you can hit it. Are you behind some sort of proxy somewhere that is prevented a connection? The bottom line here is that when you do a maven install you are getting a connection refused to maven central. The resolution for this problem will be very very specific to your environment so I'm not sure what further to tell you. Since this is a Maven issue and not really a Broadleaf issue try stack overflow or just Google.