Re: [m2e-users] m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration from settings.xml only

2016-11-04 Thread Igor Fedorenko
m2e used to support eclipse proxy configuration, but that proved to be both difficult to maintain and confusing to the users. the feature was removed from the code before we moved m2e to eclipse, but you should still find the code in the git history at github. I suggest you fork m2e, implement wha

Re: [m2e-users] m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration from settings.xml only

2016-11-04 Thread Matthew Piggott
I haven't been an committer on the project in a few years so I can't really answer whether the project would be willing to accept the changeset. Eclipse does provide a service to get the proxy information (though I did run into an instance recently where a customer was using some Eclipse setup wher

Re: [m2e-users] m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration from settings.xml only

2016-11-04 Thread Miles Daffin
Hi, Should I send this question to the m2dev group instead? I am warming up to suggesting that this feature is added back to the m2e preferences. We could even contribute the patch. Basic idea: in some environments it is *really difficult* for a user to discover their proxy settings. It would be

Re: [m2e-users] m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration from settings.xml only

2016-11-03 Thread Miles Daffin
Hi Matthew, Thanks for explaining. Is it technically possible to discover and use Eclipse proxy settings for Maven builds executed from m2e - particularly when the Native active provider is available and selected in Network Connection settings? Regards, Miles [image: Miles Daffin] *Miles Daffi

Re: [m2e-users] m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration from settings.xml only

2016-11-02 Thread Matthew Piggott
It was done so the Eclipse build would be consistent with the CLI Maven build. On 2 November 2016 at 09:24, Miles Daffin wrote: > Hi, > > According to this message "m2e is supposed to use proxy configuration > from settings.xml only". Could someone please explain, or point me at, > the reasoning