Deploying a Maven Project in Tomcat - maven

Question

I have a problem when I wan't to deploy my maven project with tomcat. I only get a 404.
When I try it with jetty it works fine.
I think there is something wrong with the pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.shoot.tail</groupId>
<artifactId>shootout</artifactId>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<version>1.2</version>
<name>Shootout</name>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>java.net</id>
<url>https://maven.java.net/content/repositories/releases</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<properties>
<myfaces.version>2.1.8</myfaces.version>
<mojarra.version>2.1.11</mojarra.version>
<jetty.version>8.1.5.v20120716</jetty.version>
<tomcat.version>7.0.12</tomcat.version>
</properties>
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>mojarra</id>
<activation>
<activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
</activation>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
<artifactId>jsf-api</artifactId>
<version>${mojarra.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
<artifactId>jsf-impl</artifactId>
<version>${mojarra.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
<artifactId>jdbc-pool</artifactId>
<version>${jdbc-pool.version}</version>
<scope>system</scope>
<systemPath>${basedir}/../${web.project}/WebContent/WEB-INF/lib/tomcat-jdbc.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
<artifactId>juli</artifactId>
<version>${tomcat.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<override-web-xml>src/main/jetty/override-mojarra-web.xml</override-web-xml>
</properties>
</profile>
<profile>
<id>myfaces</id>
<activation>
<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
</activation>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
<artifactId>myfaces-api</artifactId>
<version>${myfaces.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
<artifactId>myfaces-impl</artifactId>
<version>${myfaces.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<override-web-xml>src/main/jetty/override-myfaces-web.xml</override-web-xml>
</properties>
</profile>
</profiles>
<!-- Project dependencies -->
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.0</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
<version>1.2.14</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
<artifactId>geronimo-servlet_3.0_spec</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<finalName>shootout</finalName>
<defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${tomcat.version}</version>
<configuration>
<webAppConfig>
<contextPath>/${project.artifactId}</contextPath>
<overrideDescriptor>${override-web-xml}</overrideDescriptor>
</webAppConfig>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${jetty.version}</version>
<configuration>
<webAppConfig>
<contextPath>/${project.artifactId}</contextPath>
<overrideDescriptor>${override-web-xml}</overrideDescriptor>
</webAppConfig>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<wtpversion>2.0</wtpversion>
<downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
<additionalProjectFacets>
<jst.jsf>2.0</jst.jsf>
</additionalProjectFacets>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
Version
Eclipse: Juno
Tomcat: 7.0.12
Maven: 3.0.5
And the error:
[ERROR] Plugin org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:7.0.12 or one of its depend
encies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.codehau
s.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:jar:7.0.12: Failure to find org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-
maven-plugin:pom:7.0.12 in http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 was cached in the
local repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval
of central has elapsed or updates are forced -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginResolutionException: Plugin org.codehaus.mojo:tomc
at-maven-plugin:7.0.12 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed
to read artifact descriptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:jar:7.0.12
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:129)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getPluginD
escriptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:142)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getMojoDes
criptor(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:261)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.getMojoDescriptor(D
efaultBuildPluginManager.java:185)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoDescriptorCreator.getMojoDesc
riptor(MojoDescriptorCreator.java:235)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleTaskSegmentCalcul
ator.calculateTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleTaskSegmentCalculator.java:106)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.DefaultLifecycleTaskSegmentCalcul
ator.calculateTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleTaskSegmentCalculator.java:86)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycl
eStarter.java:98)
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:601)
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.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to
read artifact descriptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:jar:7.0.12
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:296)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:186)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifac
tDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:279)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.re
solve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:115)
... 20 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Failure t
o find org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:pom:7.0.12 in http://repo.maven.apa
che.org/maven2 was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reatte
mpted until the update interval of central has elapsed or updates are forced
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(Def
aultArtifactResolver.java:538)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
facts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:216)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArti
fact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:193)
at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.
loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:281)
... 23 more
Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.transfer.ArtifactNotFoundException: Failure to fi
nd org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:pom:7.0.12 in http://repo.maven.apache.
org/maven2 was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reattempte
d until the update interval of central has elapsed or updates are forced
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultUpdateCheckManager.newExcept
ion(DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java:230)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultUpdateCheckManager.checkArti
fact(DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java:204)
at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(Def
aultArtifactResolver.java:427)
... 26 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[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/PluginResoluti
onException
Thanks a lot for your help.
Best wishes
Robert

Answer 1

Solved.
this is my final pom.xml:
[...]
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<server>tomcat</server>
<url>http://localhost:8080/manager/text</url>
</configuration>
</plugin>
[...]
Thanks guido for your help (:

Answer 2

this works:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/16592276/503601
there is a bug in the plugin. This plugin doesn`t read the tag url.
<configuration>
<url>http://localhost:8080/manager/html</url>
</configuration>
to set property use
<properties>
<maven.tomcat.url>http://localhost:8080/manager/text</maven.tomcat.url>
</properties>
full article in http://jvm-java.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/publish-with-maven-in-tomcat7.html

Answer 3

You are specifying tomcat version instead of the tomcat-maven-plugin version, causing maven to not finding the plugin (actually reading the error message should have helped you); here:
<properties>
<tomcat.version>7.0.12</tomcat.version>
</properties>
[...]
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${tomcat.version}</version>
[...]
Use 1.2-SNAPSHOT (for instance) for ${tomcat.version} or declare another variable if using tomcat version elsewhere.
Plus, tomcat 7.0 needs additional configuration for interacting to the manager webapp, like this:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
<configuration>
<url>http://localhost:8080/manager/html</url>
</configuration>
</plugin>
OR, you can use version 2.x which has been moved under apache, and where mojos have been renamed to tomcat6 and tomcat7 with the same goals.
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat6-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>

Answer 4

yeah that looks better.
I think it try to deploy the project, but get a build failure.
[INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on.
[WARNING]
[WARNING] Some problems were encountered while building the effective settings
[WARNING] Unrecognised tag: 'id' (position: START_TAG seen ...<servers>\n \t<id
>... #112:8) # C:\Software\maven\conf\settings.xml, line 112, column 8
[WARNING]
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[WARNING] The POM for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT is
missing, no dependency information available
[WARNING] Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-mav
en-plugin:2.0-SNAPSHOT: Plugin org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.0-SNAPSH
OT or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact des
criptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT
Downloading: http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/org/apa
che/maven/plugins/maven-metadata.xml
[WARNING] Could not transfer metadata org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata.xm
l from/to apache.snapshots (http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshot
s-group/): Failed to transfer file: http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/
snapshots-group/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-metadata.xml. Return code is: 500
, ReasonPhrase:Server Error.
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Shootout 1.2
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[WARNING] The POM for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT is
missing, no dependency information available
[WARNING] Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-mav
en-plugin:2.0-SNAPSHOT: Plugin org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.0-SNAPSH
OT or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact des
criptor for org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat7-maven-plugin:jar:2.0-SNAPSHOT
[WARNING] Failure to transfer org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata.xml from h
ttp://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/ was cached in the lo
cal repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of
apache.snapshots has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: Could not tr
ansfer metadata org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-metadata.xml from/to apache.snaps
hots (http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/): Failed to t
ransfer file: http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/org/ap
ache/maven/plugins/maven-metadata.xml. Return code is: 500 , ReasonPhrase:Server
Error.
[INFO]
[INFO] >>> tomcat-maven-plugin:1.1:deploy (default-cli) # shootout >>>
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.5:resources (default-resources) # shootout -
--
[debug] execute contextualize
[WARNING] Using platform encoding (Cp1252 actually) to copy filtered resources,
i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] Copying 1 resource
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) # shootout ---
[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.5:testResources (default-testResources) # sh
ootout ---
[debug] execute contextualize
[WARNING] Using platform encoding (Cp1252 actually) to copy filtered resources,
i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] Copying 0 resource
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:testCompile (default-testCompile) # shoot
out ---
[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.10:test (default-test) # shootout ---
[INFO] Surefire report directory: C:\Software\workspace\shootout\target\suref
ire-reports
-------------------------------------------------------
T E S T S
-------------------------------------------------------
Results :
Tests run: 0, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-war-plugin:2.1.1:war (default-war) # shootout ---
[INFO] Packaging webapp
[INFO] Assembling webapp [shootout] in [C:\Software\workspace\shootout\target
\shootout]
[INFO] Processing war project
[INFO] Copying webapp resources [C:\Software\workspace\shootout\src\main\weba
pp]
[INFO] Webapp assembled in [47 msecs]
[INFO] Building war: C:\Software\workspace\shootout\target\shootout.war
[WARNING] Warning: selected war files include a WEB-INF/web.xml which will be ig
nored
(webxml attribute is missing from war task, or ignoreWebxml attribute is specifi
ed as 'true')
[INFO]
[INFO] <<< tomcat-maven-plugin:1.1:deploy (default-cli) # shootout <<<
[INFO]
[INFO] --- tomcat-maven-plugin:1.1:deploy (default-cli) # shootout ---
[INFO] Deploying war to http://localhost:8080/shootout
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 3.682s
[INFO] Finished at: Fri Mar 15 10:21:19 CET 2013
[INFO] Final Memory: 10M/24M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:1.1:deploy
(default-cli) on project shootout: Cannot invoke Tomcat manager: Connection refu
sed: connect -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal o
rg.codehaus.mojo:tomcat-maven-plugin:1.1:deploy (default-cli) on project shootou
t: Cannot invoke Tomcat manager
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor
.java:217)
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:601)
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.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Cannot invoke Tomcat
manager
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.AbstractCatalinaMojo.execute(AbstractCatalin
aMojo.java:149)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.AbstractWarCatalinaMojo.execute(AbstractWarC
atalinaMojo.java:70)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(Default
BuildPluginManager.java:101)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor
.java:209)
... 19 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(DualStackPlainSocketI
mpl.java:69)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.ja
va:339)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocket
Impl.java:200)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java
:182)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:157)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:391)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:579)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:528)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:180)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:378)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:473)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(HttpClient.java:203)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:290)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:306)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(HttpURLC
onnection.java:995)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConne
ction.java:931)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection
.java:849)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.TomcatManager.invoke(TomcatManager.java:597)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.TomcatManager.deployImpl(TomcatManager.java:
662)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.TomcatManager.deploy(TomcatManager.java:295)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.AbstractDeployWarMojo.deployWar(AbstractDepl
oyWarMojo.java:85)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.AbstractDeployMojo.invokeManager(AbstractDep
loyMojo.java:85)
at org.codehaus.mojo.tomcat.AbstractCatalinaMojo.execute(AbstractCatalin
aMojo.java:141)
... 22 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[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/MojoExecutionE
xception
C:\Software\maven\conf\settings.xml: Line 111-115
<servers>
<id>tomcat</id>
<username>admin</username>
<password>admin</password>
</servers>
pom.xml
<repositories>
[...]
<repository>
<id>people.apache.snapshots</id>
<url>http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/</url>
<releases>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>
</repositories>
[...]
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>apache.snapshots</id>
<name>Apache Snapshots</name>
<url>http://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/</url>
<releases>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</snapshots>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
[...]
<build>
<finalName>shootout</finalName>
<defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${jetty.version}</version>
<configuration>
<webAppConfig>
<contextPath>/${project.artifactId}</contextPath>
<overrideDescriptor>${override-web-xml}</overrideDescriptor>
</webAppConfig>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<configuration>
<url>http://localhost:8080/manager/html</url>
<server>tomcat</server>
<username>admin</username>
<password>admin</password>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<wtpversion>2.0</wtpversion>
<downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
<additionalProjectFacets>
<jst.jsf>2.0</jst.jsf>
</additionalProjectFacets>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
thanks for your help and sorry about the amount of questions.
robert