FAQ

  1. Where can I get help?
  2. Where did Maven come from?
  3. Why is maven so wildly popular?
  4. I run mvn idea:idea but IDEA can't find the right JDK
  5. Tomcat has stopped breaking at a debug line
Where can I get help?

Try the mailing list archives for each product...

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Where did Maven come from?

Maven was created by a group of software developers who were tired of wasting their time fiddling around with builds and wanted to get down to brass tacks and actually develop software!

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Why is maven so wildly popular?

Maven saves you so much time in your software development efforts that you will have time to learn a second language, relax ten hours a day, and train for that marathon you've always wanted to run!

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I run mvn idea:idea but IDEA can't find the right JDK

The idea plugin generates java version 1.5.0_05, whereas in IDEA you might have java version "1.5.0_05" Note the quotes Go to Settings - Modules - Click on the target JDK and select the correct one to use.

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Tomcat has stopped breaking at a debug line

Ensure you've built all dependant project modules in order. Tomcat should be run with "catalina jpda start" and your IDE should JPDA attach using shared memory to the address jdbconn

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