Maven: how do I reference a *-bin.zip?

Question

I'm trying to fetch the following apache-activemq file through maven-dependency-plugin:

https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/activemq/apache-activemq/5.13.2/

But it ends in a -bin.zip. What do I need to add to correctly reference this? My maven-dependency-plugin entry for this artifact is the following:

<artifactItem> <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId> <artifactId>apache-activemq</artifactId> <version>${activemq-install.version}-bin</version> <type>zip</type> <outputDirectory>${assembly.folder}</outputDirectory> </artifactItem>

Try removing `-bin` from the version and adding an additional `` element with value `bin` — A_Di-Matteo, Jul 06 '16 at 19:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '16 at 19:40

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The -bin is called a "classifier". Classifiers allow for multiple artifacts with the "same" name.

You want to add <classifier>bin</classifier> to your dependency or artifactItem in order to reference it, instead of putting it in the version.

See the "classifier" part of the Dependencies section in the Maven POM Reference.

answered Jul 06 '16 at 19:40

Thanks, that solved it! – Thirlan Jul 06 '16 at 20:08

Maven: how do I reference a *-bin.zip?

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