Maven in Eclipse: step by step installation
I have spent been on the Maven site reading the 5- and 30-minute tutorials, and trialing Maven out for the first time.
I want to install a Maven plugin and use it to start building Maven projects from Eclipse.
Despite an honest effort, I have been unable to find a comprehensive tutorial on any Maven plugin. M2E , which seems like the de facto standard, has nothing but broken (or recursive) links on their site.
I can't tell if I even installed the plugin correctly, or how to use it.
Does anyone know of a good step-by-step guide to M2E or any other plugin? One that comes with good installation documentation, along with a solid explanation of its features and proper uses?
(Edit 2016-10-12: Many Eclipse downloads from https://eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages/ have M2Eclipse included already. As of Neon both the Java and the Java EE packages do - look for "Maven support")
Maven Eclipse plugin installation step by step:
At pop up: fill up Name as "M2Eclipse" and Location as "http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases" or http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/milestones/1.0
Now click OK
After that installation would be started.
Another way to install Maven plug-in for Eclipse:
After successful installation do the followings in Eclipse:
Finally,
IF you want to install Maven in Eclipse(Java EE) Indigo Then follow these Steps :
Eclipse -> Help -> Install New Software.
Type " http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo/ " & Hit Enter.
Expand " Collaboration " tag.
Select Maven plugin from there.
Click on next .
Accept the agreement & click finish.
After installing the maven it will ask for restarting the Eclipse,So restart the eclipse again to see the changes.
By "use install a Maven plugin and use it" I am sure you are looking for a Eclipse plugin that will perform Maven functions within the IDE. If so, M2E is a good choice. You will find a lot of help within the Eclipse installation once you install M2E.
That said -- considering that you are starting off using Maven -- it would go a long way to have a good understanding of the basic concepts. Using M2E could hide some of the details which could lead to incomplete or incorrect interpretation of Maven's behavior and therefore problems downstream.
Some good Maven online references are: