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Pom.XML Maven Build Dependency of POM Only Looking for Jar

GIVEN:
I have an in house tool built with gradle that includes a dependency that is only a POM file which in turn then includes a bunch of other dependencies. No jar for this particular dependency by itself. The tool builds.
I have a maven project with a pom.xml file that I want to include this tool in because of all the company specific methods needed for some processes. I added the dependency with the type of pom and when I build it fails.
ERROR:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal on project <MYPROJECT>: Could not resolve dependencies for project <MYPROJECT>:jar:0.0.326: <com.pom.only.dependency>:jar:7.0 was not found in <Company Repo where this POM file exists> during a previous attempt. This failure was cached in the local repository and resolution is not reattempted until the update interval of <company repo> has elapsed or updates are forced
REQUEST:
I have tried making the tool a fat jar in the hopes it would not need this. But it does. The my project builds without this tool jar so I know it is this jar that brings in the dependency. I just have no idea how to resolve this.
ALMOST CODE EXAMPLE
Because of company specific, I can not put the exact POM code but I can put what it looks like removing company specific stuff.
<dependency>
<groupId>com.group</groupId>
<artifactId>tools-app</artifactId>
<version>1.0.11</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.group</groupId>
<artifactId>pom only dependency</artifactId>
<version>7.0</version>
<type>pom</type>
</dependency>
So tools app is the one that I am pulling it. It is the gradle build and uses the pom only dependency without any issue. If I pull this into a gradle app it works fine and builds. However, in the app that has this in the pom, if fails for above. So I add the dependency for the pom only dependency and mark it as type pom but still get the error.

So for my situation (and not the best solution), I went into the dependency that has only a pom and pulled the dependencies out of there and built. It worked. But feel there should be a way to make it work without having to do this.

No java classes in downloaded Selenium jar

I am trying to upgrade to Selenum 4.0.0-alpha-6 (same issue happens also with version 3.141.59) which seems to be available in Maven repository. I tried first to add this dependency to my pom.xml:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
<version>4.0.0-alpha-6</version>
</dependency>
The version appears red in IntelliJ which for some reason sees 3.12.0 as the last available version. I know what version IntelliJ sees because I can hit CTRL-space inside the <version> tag.
Running mvn install also complains that the version is not available. So my first question is why do Intellij and Maven not see the latest versions of Selenium?
I reverted to downloading the jar file directly from mvnrepository (that is from here) and adding it to my local repository as follows:
mvn install:install-file -Dfile=selenium-java-4.0.0-alpha-6.jar
-DgroupId=org.seleniumhq.selenium -DartifactId=selenium-java
-Dversion=4.0.0-alpha-6 -Dpackaging=jar -DgeneratePom=true
The jar appears now in my local repo, the Maven dependency does not appear red anymore, but all Selenium-related references in my project appear red. Examining the downloaded jar file reveals that it contains no Java classes:
C:\Development\Java\Selenium>jar tf selenium-java-4.0.0-alpha-6.jar
META-INF/
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
META-INF/versions/9/
META-INF/versions/9/module-info.class
Any idea what I am missing?
Update: I have added a small project in GitHub that demonstrates the problem. The pom just has the Selenium dependency.
Just running mvn install results in the error below. So this is not just a problem with IntelliJ:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal on project MySeleniumProject: Could not resolve dependencies for project com.my:MySeleniumProject:jar:1.0-SNAPSHOT: Failed to collect dependencies for [org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:jar:3.141.59 (compile)]: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-ja
va:jar:3.141.59: Could not transfer artifact org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:pom:3.141.59 from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Failed to
transfer file: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/seleniumhq/selenium/selenium-java/3.141.59/selenium-java-3.141.59.pom. Return code is: 501 , ReasonPhras
e:HTTPS Required.

Try use stable older version
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
<version>3.141.59</version>
</dependency>
Check also, if you have other errors in pom, and have proper java version

I think your project is correct and problem is with maven configuration. Use commandline to see what maven version you have? maven -v. Try use mvn dependency:resolve on the project - from command line

The problem is resolved by upgrading maven. I had Maven 3.0.5, and uprading to 3.6.3 resolved the dependency successfully.

Maven Dependency missing artifact : jhotdraw

I am currently working on a Java project using Maven. In my pom.xml I am getting this error.
Missing artifact org.jhotdraw:jhotdraw:jar:6.0b1
I have added this dependency
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jhotdraw</groupId>
<artifactId>jhotdraw</artifactId>
<version>7.6.0</version>
</dependency>
to my pom.xml. But still the error is same.
Can someone help me?

That version of org.jhotdraw.jhotdraw does not exist on Maven Repository, the last version available on Maven Repository is 7.4.1
Either you have made an error as to the version or group id (I see there is a 7.6.0 package under org.opentcs.thirdparty.jhotdraw, but don't know if it's the same). Alternatively, you may have to manually download and install that package, check out...
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Add feed4j dependency in pom.xml

I cannot add a dependency in pom.xml for feed4j.jar
When I select a dependency for feed4j I get feed4junit but not the feed4j.
When I add a dependency in pom.xml
<dependency>
<groupId>feed4j</groupId>
<artifactId>feed4j</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
I get an error
Missing artifact feed4j:feed4j:jar:1.0
As a result when I try mvn clean install I get an error
package it.sauronsoftware.feed4j does not exist
Any help please.

Feed4j is not in the Maven central repository. You have several options:
Use a Maven repository which has the feed4j artifact available. You can set up your own Nexus or Artifactory.
Include the jar file in your project and use the maven system scope (see this SO question for an example how to use it)
Install the dependency manually in your local Maven repository. Here is a short tutorial how to do that.

Eventually, i found the answer here but feed4j is not included in the repository.jboss that's why I used the pentaho-releases.

how to get maven to update a specific version dependency

i'm kinda new to maven after coming from a simple yet uncouth ant world.
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.foo.bar.EPT</groupId>
<artifactId>EPTUtils</artifactId>
<version>1.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
I'm looking for a maven command to specifically update this version to 1.2.14-SNAPSHOT. I've tried
mvn -DallowSnapshots=true versions:use-latest-snapshots -Dincludes=com.foo.bar.*
but that didn't update what i had in my local repo.

Change
<version>1.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
to
<version>1.2.14-SNAPSHOT</version>
in the pom.xml of your Maven project. Then build the project.
mvn clean test package
Maven will download the dependency and store it in your local ~/.m2 repository.
Edit: Also see How do I tell Maven to use the latest version of a dependency? for more information about Maven and latest versions.
Edit 2: You can use the Versions Maven Plugin that as goals that can help you with that.