WARNING
NEWER VERSION OF SLIDEME ARE NOT FREE
Howto * install maven * download slideme,and try to build it: {{{
svn checkout http://slideme.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ slideme-read-only
cd slideme-read-only
mvn install
}}}
after doing that you will have an error: {{{
$ mvn install
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Reactor build order:
[INFO] slideme-android-parent
[INFO] android-sdk-installer
[INFO] slideme-android-manager
[INFO] artifact org.jvending.masa.plugins:maven-dx-plugin: checking for updates from central
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] The plugin 'org.jvending.masa.plugins:maven-dx-plugin' does not exist or no valid version could be found
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] For more information, run Maven with the e switch
[INFO] -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1 second
[INFO] Finished at: Mon Oct 26 22:33:17 CET 2009
[INFO] Final Memory: 1M/4M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
}}}
so go download masa and try to build it: {{{
cd ../
svn checkout http://masa.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ masa-read-only
cd masa-read-only
mvn install
}}}
it will fail like that: {{{
$ mvn install
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
Downloading: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/jvending/masa/masa-parent/1/masa-parent-1.pom
[INFO] Unable to find resource 'org.jvending.masa:masa-parent:pom:1' in repository central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2)
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] FATAL ERROR
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Error building POM (may not be this project's POM).

Project ID: org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT

Reason: Cannot find parent: org.jvending.masa:masa-parent for project: org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT for project org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Trace
org.apache.maven.reactor.MavenExecutionException: Cannot find parent: org.jvending.masa:masa-parent for project: org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT for project org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.getProjects(DefaultMaven.java:404)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:272)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:138)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:362)
at org.apache.maven.cli.compat.CompatibleMain.main(CompatibleMain.java:60)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingException: Cannot find parent: org.jvending.masa:masa-parent for project: org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT for project org.jvending.masa:masa-plugins:pom:1.2-SNAPSHOT
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.assembleLineage(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:1396)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.buildInternal(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:823)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.buildFromSourceFileInternal(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:508)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.build(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:200)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.getProject(DefaultMaven.java:604)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.collectProjects(DefaultMaven.java:487)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.collectProjects(DefaultMaven.java:560)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.getProjects(DefaultMaven.java:391)
... 12 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingException: POM 'org.jvending.masa:masa-parent' not found in repository: Unable to download the artifact from any repository

org.jvending.masa:masa-parent:pom:1

from the specified remote repositories:
central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2)

for project org.jvending.masa:masa-parent
    at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.findModelFromRepository(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:605)
    at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.assembleLineage(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:1392)
    ... 19 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactNotFoundException: Unable to download the artifact from any repository
org.jvending.masa:masa-parent:pom:1

from the specified remote repositories:
central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2) {{{
cd parent
mvn install
cd ../
mvn install
}}}
and it will fails the following way: {{{
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Failed to resolve artifact.

at org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:228)
    at org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:90)
    at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.findModelFromRepository(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:558)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.ResourceDoesNotExistException: Unable to download the artifact from any repository
    at org.apache.maven.artifact.manager.DefaultWagonManager.getArtifact(DefaultWagonManager.java:404)
    at org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:216)
    ... 22 more
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: < 1 second
[INFO] Finished at: Mon Oct 26 22:37:02 CET 2009
[INFO] Final Memory: 1M/4M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
}}}
then do the following:

Missing:
----------
1) org.apache.maven.shared:maven-verifier:jar:1.2-SNAPSHOT

Try downloading the file manually from the project website.
Then, install it using the command: 
      mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.shared -DartifactId=maven-verifier -Dversion=1.2-SNAPSHOT -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file
Alternatively, if you host your own repository you can deploy the file there: 
      mvn deploy:deploy-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.shared -DartifactId=maven-verifier -Dversion=1.2-SNAPSHOT -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file -Durl=[url] -DrepositoryId=[id]
Path to dependency: 
      1) org.jvending.masa:masa-integration-testing:jar:1.1-SNAPSHOT
      2) org.apache.maven.shared:maven-verifier:jar:1.2-SNAPSHOT

2) org.apache.maven.its:maven-it-helper:jar:2.1-SNAPSHOT

Try downloading the file manually from the project website.
Then, install it using the command: 
      mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.its -DartifactId=maven-it-helper -Dversion=2.1-SNAPSHOT -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file
Alternatively, if you host your own repository you can deploy the file there: 
      mvn deploy:deploy-file -DgroupId=org.apache.maven.its -DartifactId=maven-it-helper -Dversion=2.1-SNAPSHOT -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file -Durl=[url] -DrepositoryId=[id]
Path to dependency: 
      1) org.jvending.masa:masa-integration-testing:jar:1.1-SNAPSHOT
      2) org.apache.maven.its:maven-it-helper:jar:2.1-SNAPSHOT

----------
2 required artifacts are missing.

for artifact:
org.jvending.masa:masa-integration-testing:jar:1.1-SNAPSHOT

from the specified remote repositories:
central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2)

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] For more information, run Maven with the e switch
[INFO] -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
[INFO] Finished at: Mon Oct 26 22:41:29 CET 2009
[INFO] Final Memory: 48M/86M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

}}}