mvn install jar-with-dependencies

Question

Is there a way to do an install on a jar-with-dependencies created using maven-assembly-plugin?

Answer 1

If you bind the assembly to the packaging phase, it will install in your repository both the "regular" jar and the with-dependencies jar when you do a build:

        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.3</version>
            <configuration>
                <descriptorRefs>
                    <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
                </descriptorRefs>
            </configuration>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
                    <phase>package</phase> <!--  bind to the packaging phase -->
                    <goals>
                        <goal>single</goal>
                    </goals>
                </execution>
            </executions>
        </plugin>

Answer 2

mvn assembly:assembly -DdescriptorId=jar-with-dependencies

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