mvn package fails with Required Artifact Missing even though it exists in my Remote Repository

Question

I\'m trying to run mvn clean package on my Maven project and it fails with the message:

\"required artifact is missing\" for the artifact net.ezswit

Answer 1

Just had this problem. Went through so many solutions on my Mac. In the end changed my

~/.m2/settings.xml

changed this:

 ${USER.HOME}/.m2/repository

to this:

 ${env.HOME}/.m2/repository

you can see all the properties you have to play with on a mac by typing in a terminal

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