Using Maven artifacts in PDE/RCP in a Tycho build doesn't consider repositories declared in pom.xml

[khatchad]

I am using Maven artifacts in PDE/RCP in a Tycho builds (see this article) in a multi-module Maven project with eclipse packaging. I followed the instructions in the article, but M2E doesn't seem to consider repositories declared in the main pom.xml file. Specifically, my Maven dependency is hosted by jitpack.io. The command line build works fine, but in order to Eclipse to pick it up, I need to copy the repository information to my settings.xml in my home directory. Only then does it find the dependency.

Is this the expected behavior?

[laeubi]

Is this the expected behavior?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer is:

1. A target is not connected to any pom (even though you can declare dependencies like a pom), so it can't use any repositories declared there.
2. You can define additional in the settings of the target location:
   

[khatchad]

Ah, I didn't realize that "additional artifact repositories" meant ones that were already specified in the pom.xml.

[laeubi]

As said forget about the pom.xml it is not related to the target file.

[khatchad]

Isn't an artifact repository kind of like a "software site?" Shouldn't that somehow be part of the target file somehow?

[khatchad]

NM, I see that if you add it using the UI, it becomes part of the target file.

[laeubi]

Yes it will be stored in the target file, if the repository requires authentication, you still need to add it to the settings.xml!