Perhaps the "-" before and after the commons-logging dependency? /Ludwig
From: Kenneth Litwak [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: den 31 januari 2011 19:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Basic POM Error: "Project" not Start_tag or End-Tag Hi, I am getting an error for the very first word in my POM. I'm new to trying to really understand Maven because I have to modify a POM to do things together that I can't find a model for, Maven + Spring + web app. I used my IDE, IDEA, to create a basic project including a POM but IDEA is complaining about basic elements of the POM. The error on the very first word of the file is "Expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEST (position: TEXT seen...</dependency>...<d... I've used Maven before with a POM, and have no idea why this file has errors in it. Here is the entire thing. <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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd";> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>edu.apu.mvnspringwebapp</groupId> <artifactId>MvnSpringWebApp</artifactId> <packaging>war</packaging> <version>1.0</version> <name>MvnSpringWebApp</name> <url>http://maven.apache.org</url> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId> <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId> <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId> <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId> <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>junit</groupId> <artifactId>junit</artifactId> <version>3.8.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>log4j</groupId> <artifactId>log4j</artifactId> <version>1.2.12</version> </dependency> - <dependency> <groupId>commons-logging</groupId> <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId> <version>1.0.4</version> </dependency> - <dependency> <groupId>apu-db</groupId> <artifactId>apu-db</artifactId> <version>SNAPSHOT</version> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <finalName>MvnSpringWebApp</finalName> </build> </project> Everything here was either generated by IDEA or I got it from a tutorial on Spring or Maven. Thanks. Ken Kenneth D. Litwak, Ph.D. Azusa Pacific University 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3414 - Release Date: 01/31/11
