Packaging 'ear' is invalid. Aggregator projects require 'pom' as packaging

[Jeff Mutonho]

I'm getting the following error when I try to build an ear file.

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
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[ERROR] FATAL ERROR
[INFO]
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[INFO] Error building POM (may not be this project's POM).


Project ID: za.co.telkom.eportal:eportal-ear
POM Location: D:\MAVEN-WORK\eportal-ear\pom.xml
Validation Messages:

   [0]  Packaging 'ear' is invalid. Aggregator projects require 'pom' as
packag
ing.


Reason: Failed to validate POM


[INFO]
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[DEBUG] Trace
org.apache.maven.reactor.MavenExecutionException: Failed to validate POM
       at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.getProjects(DefaultMaven.java:365)

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The pom that causing this is shown below:

<project>
 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 <parent>
  <groupId>za.co.pragmaticus.eportal</groupId>
  <artifactId>pragmaticus-eportal</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
 </parent>
 <artifactId>eportal-ear</artifactId>
 <name>pragmaticus ePortal</name>
 <packaging>ear</packaging>
 <version>1.0.0</version>
 <description>Eportal Ear</description>
 <profiles>
    <profile>
     <id>eportal-ejb</id>
     <activation>
       <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
     </activation>
     <modules>
       <module>eportal-services</module>
       <module>eportal-messaging</module>
       <module>eportal-messaging-support</module>
       <module>eportal-domain</module>
       <module>eportal-exceptions</module>
     </modules>
   <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
       <configuration>
         <displayName>Eportal EJB Module</displayName>
         <description>Eportal EJB Module</description>
         <version>1.0.0</version>
         <modules>
           <ejbModule>
             <groupId>za.co.pragmaticus.eportal</groupId>
             <artifactId>eportal-messaging</artifactId>
           </ejbModule>
         </modules>
         <earName>eportal-messaging</earName>
       </configuration>
      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   </profile>
   <profile>
     <id>eportal-war</id>
     <activation>
       <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
       <property>
         <name>enableCiProfile</name>
         <value>true</value>
       </property>
     </activation>
     <modules>
      <module>eportal-services</module>
       <module>eportal-webservices</module>
       <module>eportal-domain</module>
       <module>eportal-exceptions</module>
       <module>eportal</module>
     </modules>
     <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
       <configuration>
         <displayName>Eportal Web</displayName>
         <description>Eportal Web</description>
         <version>1.0.0</version>
         <modules>
           <webModule>
             <groupId>za.co.pragmaticus.eportal</groupId>
             <artifactId>eportal</artifactId>
             <contextRoot>/eportal</contextRoot>
           </webModule>
         </modules>
       </configuration>
      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   </profile>
 </profiles>
</project>



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