Posted by gouessej on Apr 08, 2023; 12:04pm
URL: https://forum.jogamp.org/Java3d-on-the-Maven-Central-Repository-tp4042372p4042415.html

Yes. Maybe my suggestion is not accurate enough. I suggest Phil to publish the snapshots and possibly the released versions into the JogAmp Maven development repository, doing the same on Maven Central only for released versions would be a second step. If and only Phil agrees with my suggestion, Sven will have to create a separate directory to store Java3D artifacts.

Ideally, other JogAmp projects should do something similar to ease the use of our APIs with Maven compatible tools including Maven itself, Gradle, Ant, etc. Moreover, storing third party dependencies into versioning systems isn't very smart, it drives the checkout uselessly slower.

Personally, I won't upload anything on Maven Central. Using our Maven repository as a first step has a lower barrier of entry (no subscription or administrative step required beyond creating a directory) even though some developers refuse to use dependencies not coming from Maven Central.