In eclipse M2E 1.2.0 plugin when I got to a maven project properties, there is a lifecycle mapping dialog box, What is the meaning of the various columns in this dialog box. I have searched online for explanations, but did not find anything that clearly explained what the various columns means.
Update: This link good info about the lifecycle mapping https://docs.sonatype.org/display/M2ECLIPSE/Customizable+build+lifecycle+mapping+for+m2e+extensions+developers#Customizablebuildlifecyclemappingform2eextensionsdevelopers-Introduction
What do each of the columns mean?
Plugin execution : a Maven goal which is discovered by m2eclipse as being bound to your pom.xml . For more details see Maven: Introduction to the Build Lifecycle
Why dose configurator show up multiple times in Mapping for example in compiler:compile
That might either be a bug or signal that the compiler:compile
goal is mapped by multiple configurators.
What do the different sources mean in the source column?