How to use Maven with m2e?

Question

I have the following lines which I want to execute

mvn dependency:sources
mvn dependency:resolve -Dclassifier=javadoc

How can I use m2e in Eclipse to achieve it ?

Answer 1

Try this:

1. Right-click on your project pom.xml
2. Choose Run as -> Maven Build
3. It will open up a pop-up
4. Type your goal in the Goals:

Or alternately, to set up a Eclipse Run Configurations:

1. Go to Run menu
2. Choose Run Configurations -> Maven Build
3. Double-click it to create a new Maven Build Run configuration:
4. Give your new configuration a name, specify your project root directory as its workspace
5. And set your goal and add parameters in the appropriate sections.