Bad error message if plugin.xml is missing/corrupt --------------------------------------------------
Key: MNG-3523 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3523 Project: Maven 2 Issue Type: Bug Components: Plugin API Affects Versions: 2.0.9 Reporter: Aaron Digulla Take the JAR of the maven-resources-plugin, delete the file META-INF/maven/plugin.xml and run maven. You'll get this error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The PluginDescriptor for the plugin Plugin [org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin] was not found. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira