Getting LifecycleExecutionException while converting project to Eclipse

[Jay B Shukla]

Hi All,

I am new Maven. I am trying to create a sample Hibernate project by taking a help from a website.
I executed below Maven Commands.

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.example.hibernate -DartifactId=HibernateSample -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -Dinteractivemode=false

Above commands executed successfully.

When i tried to run below command if failed with error.

mvn eclipse:eclipse

So i executed it with -X option

mvn -X eclipse:eclipse

Upon executing above command with -X option i got to know that it is failing with "LifecycleExecutionException".

Can anyone please let me know how to i need to resolve it?

Below is the completed output of mvn -X eclipse:eclipse
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Apache Maven 3.0.5 (r01de14724cdef164cd33c7c8c2fe155faf9602da; 2013-02-19 07:51: 28-0600) Maven home: C:\Jay Shukla\Software Repostiory\apache-maven-3.0.5 Java version: 1.7.0_40, vendor: Oracle Corporation Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_40\jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252 OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "windows" [INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on. [DEBUG] Reading global settings from C:\Jay Shukla\Software Repostiory\apache-ma ven-3.0.5\conf\settings.xml [DEBUG] Reading user settings from C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\settings.xml [DEBUG] Using local repository at C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository [DEBUG] Using manager EnhancedLocalRepositoryManager with priority 10 for C:\Use rs\jshukl\.m2\repository [INFO] Scanning for projects... [DEBUG] Extension realms for project org.apache.maven:standalone-pom:pom:1: (non e) [DEBUG] Looking up lifecyle mappings for packaging pom from ClassRealm[plexus.co re, parent: null] [DEBUG] Resolving plugin prefix eclipse from [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.code haus.mojo] [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata.xml in l ocal (C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata. xml, locally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.codehaus.mojo/maven-metadata.xml in local (C :\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.codehaus.mojo/maven-metadata.xml, lo cally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Resolved plugin prefix eclipse to org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse -plugin from repository central [DEBUG] Resolving plugin version for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plug in [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin/ma ven-metadata.xml in local (C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-p lugin/maven-metadata.xml, locally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Resolved plugin version for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugi n to 2.9 from repository central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, releases) [DEBUG] === REACTOR BUILD PLAN ================================================ [DEBUG] Project: org.apache.maven:standalone-pom:pom:1 [DEBUG] Tasks: [eclipse:eclipse] [DEBUG] Style: Regular [DEBUG] ======================================================================= [INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [DEBUG] Resolving plugin prefix eclipse from [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.code haus.mojo] [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata.xml in l ocal (C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata. xml, locally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.codehaus.mojo/maven-metadata.xml in local (C :\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.codehaus.mojo/maven-metadata.xml, lo cally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Resolved plugin prefix eclipse to org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse -plugin from repository central [DEBUG] Resolving plugin version for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plug in [DEBUG] Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin/ma ven-metadata.xml in local (C:\Users\jshukl\.m2\repository) [DEBUG] Skipped remote update check for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-p lugin/maven-metadata.xml, locally cached metadata up-to-date. [DEBUG] Resolved plugin version for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugi n to 2.9 from repository central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, releases) [DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-so urces, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate -test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resou rces, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-in tegration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy ] [DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean] [DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy] [DEBUG] Lifecycle default -> [validate, initialize, generate-sources, process-so urces, generate-resources, process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate -test-sources, process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resou rces, test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package, pre-in tegration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify, install, deploy ] [DEBUG] Lifecycle clean -> [pre-clean, clean, post-clean] [DEBUG] Lifecycle site -> [pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy] [DEBUG] === PROJECT BUILD PLAN ================================================ [DEBUG] Project: org.apache.maven:standalone-pom:1 [DEBUG] Dependencies (collect): [] [DEBUG] Dependencies (resolve): [] [DEBUG] Repositories (dependencies): [central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/mave n2, releases)] [DEBUG] Repositories (plugins) : [central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/mave n2, releases)] [DEBUG] --- init fork of org.apache.maven:standalone-pom:1 for org.apache.maven. plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.9:eclipse (default-cli) --- [DEBUG] Dependencies (collect): [] [DEBUG] Dependencies (resolve): [] [DEBUG] --- exit fork of org.apache.maven:standalone-pom:1 for org.apache.maven. plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.9:eclipse (default-cli) --- [DEBUG] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [DEBUG] Goal: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.9:eclipse (default-cli) [DEBUG] Style: Regular [DEBUG] Configuration: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <configuration> <addGroupIdToProjectName default-value="false">${eclipse.addGroupIdToProjectNa me}</addGroupIdToProjectName> <addVersionToProjectName default-value="false">${eclipse.addVersionToProjectNa me}</addVersionToProjectName> <ajdtVersion default-value="none">${eclipse.ajdtVersion}</ajdtVersion> <buildOutputDirectory default-value="${project.build.outputDirectory}">${outpu tDirectory}</buildOutputDirectory> <classpathContainersLast default-value="false">${eclipse.classpathContainersLa st}</classpathContainersLast> <downloadJavadocs>${downloadJavadocs}</downloadJavadocs> <downloadSources>${downloadSources}</downloadSources> <eclipseDownloadSources>${eclipse.downloadSources}</eclipseDownloadSources> <eclipseProjectDir>${eclipse.projectDir}</eclipseProjectDir> <executedProject>${executedProject}</executedProject> <forceRecheck>${forceRecheck}</forceRecheck> <jeeversion>${eclipse.jeeversion}</jeeversion> <limitProjectReferencesToWorkspace default-value="false">${eclipse.limitProjec tReferencesToWorkspace}</limitProjectReferencesToWorkspace> <localRepository>${localRepository}</localRepository> <manifest default-value="${basedir}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF">${eclipse.manifest}< /manifest> <packaging>${project.packaging}</packaging> <pde default-value="false">${eclipse.pde}</pde> <project>${project}</project> <projectNameTemplate>${eclipse.projectNameTemplate}</projectNameTemplate> <reactorProjects>${reactorProjects}</reactorProjects> <remoteArtifactRepositories>${project.remoteArtifactRepositories}</remoteArtif actRepositories> <skip default-value="false">${eclipse.skip}</skip> <testSourcesLast default-value="false">${eclipse.testSourcesLast}</testSources Last> <useProjectReferences default-value="true">${eclipse.useProjectReferences}</us eProjectReferences> <workspace>${eclipse.workspace}</workspace> <wtpContextName>${wtpContextName}</wtpContextName> <wtpapplicationxml default-value="false">${eclipse.wtpapplicationxml}</wtpappl icationxml> <wtpdefaultserver>${eclipse.wtpdefaultserver}</wtpdefaultserver> <wtpmanifest default-value="false">${eclipse.wtpmanifest}</wtpmanifest> <wtpversion default-value="none">${wtpversion}</wtpversion> </configuration> [DEBUG] ======================================================================= [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 0.922s [INFO] Finished at: Mon Jun 08 18:22:03 CDT 2015 [INFO] Final Memory: 6M/152M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.9 :eclipse (default-cli): Goal requires a project to execute but there is no POM i n this directory (C:\Jay Shukla\Hibernate Workspace). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct directory. -> [Help 1] org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal o rg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.9:eclipse (default-cli): Goal req uires a project to execute but there is no POM in this directory (C:\Jay Shukla\ Hibernate Workspace). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct directory . at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor .java:179) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor .java:153) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor .java:145) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBu ild(LifecycleStarter.java:183) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycl eStarter.java:161) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl. java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces sorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Laun cher.java:290) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.jav a:230) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(La uncher.java:409) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java: 352) Caused by: org.apache.maven.lifecycle.MissingProjectException: Goal requires a p roject to execute but there is no POM in this directory (C:\Jay Shukla\Hibernate Workspace). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct directory. at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor .java:175) ... 19 more [ERROR] [ERROR] [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please rea d the following articles: [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MissingProject Exception C:\Jay Shukla\Hibernate Workspace>

[Jay B Shukla]

Hi All,

I solved this by execute mvn eclipse:eclipse command from the directory where pom.xml is located.

I got this to know by closely looking at the full exception.

Thanks,
Jay Shukla

[Jayesh A Lalwani]

Jay,

mvn eclipse:eclipse is obsolete. It was used back when eclipse didn't support maven projects natively. mvn eclipse:eclipse was a workaround that allowed you to generate the eclipse project from a maven project. The problem with it is that you will have to rerun mven eclipse:eclipse everytime you change your pom. Also, if you change your eclipse project settings, then it won't change your pom

You should use the m2eclipse plugin. It allows you Eclipse to support the maven pom file as the project file. You can edit the pom file from eclipse. It will also use maven to build the code