To set up a Maven Repository, all you have to do is set up a http browseable web structure similar to your local repository. The simplest way to do this is to set up a subversion repository on a web server and use that. If you don't have a web server, just set up a subversion project on code.google.com and use that.
After you set up your subversion web server. Do a checkout and add your dependencies.
After checking out, create a folder at the same level as braches/tag/trunk called repository.
Okay, there are two Maven plugins for Eclipse: m2eclipse and Q for Eclipse.
I use m2eclipse and I am a big Maven fan. Unfortunately, I don't want resources to show up from my target directory when I use the open resource shortcut. So how do we get around this?
From what I understand there are three ways to do this.
1. Edit a xml file in the UI jar
2. Use a plugin available from the Eclipse plugin site.
3. Add the "derived" property to the target folder.