PM86244: Selecting Window ? Preferences ? Maven results in a mavenized workspace

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  In a new workspace, selecting Window ?  Preferences ? Maven,
  results in a mavenized workspace of approximately 400 MB even if
  the 'Apply' or 'OK' button are not selected.
  
  Problem:
  
  You select Window ? Preferences ? Maven and you notice the
  workspace size on disk increases by approximately 395-400 MB.
  Most of the files are created in the
  ?workspace?\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.m2e.core folder.
  
  The default checked preference:
  [x] Download repository index updates on startup option, causes
  a workspace to be 'mavenized'.
  
  For more technical details see
  M2E Bug 404417 - 'Indexes are refreshed (increasing workspace
  size) by just selecting Windows ? Preferences ? Maven '
  https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=404417
  
  Local fix:
  
  1) To undo an accidently mavenized workspaces:
  - If you are not going to use Maven,  'uncheck' the Maven ? [ ]
  Download repository index updates on startup option.
  - If, somehow, the big files are there, you can remove the
  org.eclipse.m2e.core/nexus folder without any complications.
  
  2) Do not select the wizard option:
  
  File ? New ? Other ? Maven ? Maven Project
  
  or
  
  the workspace preference page: Window ? Preferences ? Maven
  
  or
  
  Window ? Show View ? Maven ? Maven Repositories
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In a new workspace, selecting Window >  Preferences > Maven,
  results in a mavenized workspace of approximately 400 MB even
  if the 'Apply' or 'OK' button are not selected.
  

Problem conclusion

• The Maven > Download repository index updates on startup option
  is unchecked by default now. This is to prevent the increase of
  the size of the workspace.
  If you are going to use Maven in this workspace, you need to
  check the Maven > Download repository index updates on startup
  option, and either restart the product or update the index of
  the repositories manually, using the Maven Repositories view:
  1. Select Window > Show View > Other > Maven > Maven
  Repositories.
  2. Expand Global Repositories.
  3. Right click on central, and select Update Index
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.5.5.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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