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imported maven project does not appear as java project. Shows folders


I checked out the existing project source code from SVN to a folder in my system. Then I opened eclipse. Import Project-> Existing Maven Project.

It imported without issues. However, Project Explorer shows it as just folders instead of packages. (Like when we create a package and then add classes to it, it shows a different icon for package root). I opened Navigator and Package Explorer as well. But they are showing them as folders as well.

I tried:

mvn eclipse:clean
mvn eclipse:eclipse

on the root of the project. But it did not help.

Can anyone help on this one?

My folder structure:

ecs->
     ecs-ejb->
        src/java/main/com/xxx
        pom.xml
     ecs->ear->
        src/java/main/com/xxx
        pom.xml
     pom.xml

Solution

  • Try to:

    1. Right click the project->Configure->Convert to Maven Project

    ---- Edit ----

    If this doesnt work, it is likely that someone checked in their environment files into your SVN. If they checked in:

    • .project
    • .classpath
    • .settings/

    They could be conflicting with your environment (different settings/plugins/versions of eclipse...). Try dropping your project, deleting the folder/files, then remove these files from SVN, and repeat your initial process. All of these files/folders will get generated during the import to eclipse.

    ---- Edit 2 ----

    Per your recent edit to the question, you have a multi-module project. If you only did this on the parent project, then there is no source folder. So you wouldn't see it. You should:

    1. File->Import...
    2. Choose Existing Maven Projects, Next
    3. Set the Root Directory to ecs/ecs-ejb, Finish
    4. Repeat for all other modules.

    In eclipse, each module of a multi-module maven project needs its own eclipse project.