Not to be rude - but how hard did you search? http://maven.apache.org/articles.html
But more to the point, that should not happen. Best to paste the error... for starters, try running: mvn -e archetype:create -- Eric Redmond http://blog.propellors.net On 8/22/07, Jean-Philippe Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just downloaded maven-2.0.7-bin.zip > <http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/maven/binaries/maven-2.0.7-bin.zip> > and got it all set up but if I try and run commands like 'mvn > archetype:create' or 'mvn eclipse:create' I get a missing plugin error. > According to the website and documentation maven is supposed to come with > many standard plugins by default, so where are they? Do I need to download > each plugin separately for every task I'll need? If so where do I place > them > in the maven directory? Why isn't there some sort of base plugin package I > can download? There seems to be no documentation to answer these questions > as I've spent a good two hours searching all over. In short. I'm lost. > Thanks for your help! > > > > Jean-Philippe Steinmetz > > ----------------------------------- > > Webmaster / Developer > > Information Sciences Institute > > University of Southern California > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 310.448.8471 >
