I have the exact same problem. I want to enhance entites from another jar but I get
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.bogus.myEntityPackage at serp.util.Strings.toClass(Strings.java:164) at serp.util.Strings.toClass(Strings.java:108) at serp.bytecode.BCClass.getType(BCClass.java:566) at org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer.<init>(PCEnhancer.java:286) at org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer.run(PCEnhancer.java:4885) at org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer.run(PCEnhancer.java:4831) at org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer$1.run(PCEnhancer.java:4801) at org.apache.openjpa.lib.conf.Configurations.launchRunnable(Configurations.java:761) at org.apache.openjpa.lib.conf.Configurations.runAgainstAllAnchors(Configurations.java:751) at org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer.run(PCEnhancer.java:4796) at org.apache.openjpa.tools.maven.AbstractOpenJpaEnhancerMojo.enhance(AbstractOpenJpaEnhancerMojo.java:133) at org.apache.openjpa.tools.maven.AbstractOpenJpaEnhancerMojo.execute(AbstractOpenJpaEnhancerMojo.java:95) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:490) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:694) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeStandaloneGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:569) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:539) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:387) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:348) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:180) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:328) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:138) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:362) at org.apache.maven.cli.compat.CompatibleMain.main(CompatibleMain.java:60) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430) at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) -- View this message in context: http://openjpa.208410.n2.nabble.com/openjpa-maven-plugin-with-entities-in-different-project-tp7582949p7584846.html Sent from the OpenJPA Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.