How to create the pom.xml for a Java project with Eclipse
You should use the new available m2e plugin for Maven integration in Eclipse. With help of that plugin, you should create a new project and move your sources into that project. These are the steps:
- Check if m2e (or the former m2eclipse) are installed in your Eclipse distribution. If not, install it.
- Open the "New Project Wizard":
File > New > Project...
- Open
Maven
and selectMaven Project
and clickNext
. - Select
Create a simple project
(to skip the archetype selection). - Add the necessary information: Group Id, Artifact Id, Packaging ==
jar
, and a Name. - Finish the Wizard.
- Your new Maven project is now generated, and you are able to move your sources and test packages to the relevant location in your workspace.
- After that, you can build your project (inside Eclipse) by selecting your project, then calling from the context menu
Run as > Maven install
.
If you have plugin for Maven in Eclipse, you can do following:
right click on your project -> Maven -> Enable Dependency Management
This will convert your project to Maven and creates a pom.xml
. Fast and simple...
To create POM.XML file in Eclipse:
Install M2E plugin (http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/)
Right click on project -> Configure -> Convert to Maven Project
This works for me on Mac:
Right click on the project, select Configure → Convert to Maven Project.