[logback-dev] Logback Maven repo for deploying releases?

[Jason Dillon]

> Configuration has been prepared, now you can:
> 
> repo_1) Deploy snapshot artifacts into repository
> https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots
> 
> repo_2) Deploy release artifacts into the staging repository 
> https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2
> 
> Promote staged artifacts into repository 'Releases'
> 
> repo_3) Download snapshot and release artifacts from group
> https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/public
> 
> repo_4) Download snapshot, release and staged artifacts from staging 
> group https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/staging
> 
> 
> I can see use for repo_1 for deploying snapshots and repo_2 for 
> releasing artifacts (to be subsequently synced with Maven Central). 
> However, what use is there for repo_3 and repo_4?
> 
> I guess one could ignore repo_3 and repo_4 if one has no use for it. 
> What am I missing?

repo_2 is a REST end-point used to deploy artifacts too, you would not configure maven to fetch artifacts from this url.  Users will fetch artifacts using the repo_3 url.

When artifacts are staged, the repository of the staged artifacts will be in the staging group under repo_4.  This is useful to help verify your staged artifacts are as desired before promoting them.

Some example config here:

http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/sonatype/oss/oss-parent/7/oss-parent-7.pom
 
Many projects using this repository actually make this their parent, but you don't need to do that if you don't want.

Oh, also keep in mind that you *must* GPG sign everything deployed, or NX will reject the artifacts.

--jason