i ran the command on WinXP_sp2, and it came to "BUILD SUCCESSFUL", with some errs and warnings.
Maven version: 2.0.9 Java version: 1.6.0_02 -------------------------------------------------------------- E:\struts2>mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=tutorial -DartifactId=tutorial -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.struts -DarchetypeArtifactId=struts2-archetype-starter -DarchetypeVersion=2.0.5-SNAPSHOT -DremoteRepositories= http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Building Maven Default Project [INFO] task-segment: [archetype:create] (aggregator-style) [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Setting property: classpath.resource.loader.class => 'org.codehaus.plexus.velocity.ContextClassLoaderResourceLoader'. [INFO] Setting property: velocimacro.messages.on => 'false'. [INFO] Setting property: resource.loader => 'classpath'. [INFO] Setting property: resource.manager.logwhenfound => 'false'. [INFO] ************************************************************** [INFO] Starting Jakarta Velocity v1.4 [INFO] RuntimeInstance initializing. [INFO] Default Properties File: org\apache\velocity\runtime\defaults\velocity.properties [INFO] Default ResourceManager initializing. (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl) [INFO] Resource Loader Instantiated: org.codehaus.plexus.velocity.ContextClassLoaderResourceLoader [INFO] ClasspathResourceLoader : initialization starting. [INFO] ClasspathResourceLoader : initialization complete. [INFO] ResourceCache : initialized. (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceCacheImpl) [INFO] Default ResourceManager initialization complete. [INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Literal [INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Macro [INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Parse [INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Include [INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach [INFO] Created: 20 parsers. [INFO] Velocimacro : initialization starting. [INFO] Velocimacro : adding VMs from VM library template : VM_global_library.vm [ERROR] ResourceManager : unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm' in anyresource loader. [INFO] Velocimacro : error using VM library template VM_global_library.vm : org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm' [INFO] Velocimacro : VM library template macro registration complete. [INFO] Velocimacro : allowInline = true : VMs can be defined inline in templates [INFO] Velocimacro : allowInlineToOverride = false : VMs defined inline may NOTreplace previous VM definitions [INFO] Velocimacro : allowInlineLocal = false : VMs defined inline will be global in scope if allowed. [INFO] Velocimacro : initialization complete. [INFO] Velocity successfully started. [INFO] [archetype:create] [INFO] Defaulting package to group ID: tutorial [INFO] We are using command line specified remote repositories: http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository [INFO] snapshot org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-starter:2.0.5-SNAPSHOT: checking for updates from id0 [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INFO] Using following parameters for creating Archetype: struts2-archetype-starter:2.0.5-SNAPSHOT [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: tutorial [INFO] Parameter: packageName, Value: tutorial [INFO] Parameter: package, Value: tutorial [INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: tutorial [INFO] Parameter: basedir, Value: E:\struts2 [INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT [INFO] ********************* End of debug info from resources from generated POM *********************** [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/main/java/HelloWorldAction.java [line 2,column 4] : $Id is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/main/java/IndexAction.java [line 2,column 4]: $Id is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/main/java/DateConverter.java [line 2,column 4] : $Id is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/sitemesh.xml [line 5,column 21] : ${decorators-file} is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/sitemesh.xml [line 45,column 41] : ${decorators-file} is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/test/java/HelloWorldActionTest.java [line 2,column 4] : $Id is not a valid reference. [WARNING] org.apache.velocity.runtime.exception.ReferenceException: reference :template = archetype-resources/src/test/java/IndexActionTest.java [line 2,column 4] : $Id is not a valid reference. [INFO] Archetype created in dir: E:\struts2\tutorial [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 8 seconds [INFO] Finished at: Mon May 12 15:23:11 CST 2008 [INFO] Final Memory: 5M/9M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------