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1 1  == Outline ==
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3 -== Step 1: Installing Maven ==
3 +== Step 0: Install latest Java ==
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5 -Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>url:http://maven.apache.org/download||shape="rect"]] is the first step to start using this tool.
5 +If you're on a Mac, it's using old and busted Java 6. Update that to Java 8.
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7 -{{tip title="Mac Tip"}}
8 -install macports [[http:~~/~~/www.macports.org/install.php>>url:http://www.macports.org/install.php||shape="rect"]], then on the terminal:
7 +== Step 1: Installing Maven ==
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10 -{{noformat}}
11 -sudo port install maven3
9 +Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>url:https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi||shape="rect"]] is the first step to start using this tool. Download the binary tarball, copy it to /usr/local/, unpack it, soft link it and add the path to your bash_profile:
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13 -{{/noformat}}
11 +{{code title="shell"}}
12 +sudo su
13 +cd /usr/local/
14 +curl -O http://mirror.tcpdiag.net/apache/maven/maven-3/3.3.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
15 +tar -xzf apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
16 +ln -s apache-maven-3.3.3 apache-maven
17 +exit
18 +cd ~/
19 +vi .bash_profile
20 +{{/code}}
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15 -In future, to keep this up to date:
22 +Then in your bash profile, make your path look something like:
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17 -{{noformat}}
18 -sudo port upgrade maven3
24 +export PATH=/usr/local/apache-maven/bin:$PATH
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20 -{{/noformat}}
26 +And tell maven where your non-mac Java home is located
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22 -Don't forget to install maven_select:
28 +export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
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24 -{{noformat}}
25 -sudo port install maven_select
30 +You should now be able to do
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27 -{{/noformat}}
28 -{{/tip}}
32 +mvn -version
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30 30  **NOTE**: It is very helpful if you understand some Maven concepts before continuing with this tutorial. See [[doc:General Maven Documentation]] for more information.
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