How to use a local maven install with Eclipse as opposed to the internal Maven repository

Download and install Maven in our local operating system

Eclipse needs to know the path to the local maven repository. Therefore the classpath variable M2_REPO has to be set. Execute the following command:

mvn -Declipse.workspace=<path-to-eclipse-workspace> eclipse:add-maven-repo


Example

1. Downloaded Maven:
2. Set system path for local mvn commands for example add D:\apache-maven-2.2.1\bin to path



3. Tell Meven to setup eclipse



mvn -Declipse.workspace=D:\eclipse_3_6_64bit_maven\gwtspring eclipse:add-maven-repo




Maven will create a local repository

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