Verification of Files/Directories before starting the Compile-Phase

Hi all, my Project needs some Files that must exist in a certain Place in order to a successful Compilation of the Project. Is there a Plugin, where i can specify Things like in the verifier Plugin? The verifier Plugin is used for the integration-test Phase, but i need something before the

Writing the output of a command execution into a Maven Variable, so that it can be used later

Hi all, i have a Problem in writing the Output of a Command-Execution into a Maven Variable, so that it can be used later. I successfully have executed the following into a maven-antrun-plugin: -- Code Snippet plugin

Version Ranges Dependency Conflicts

Hi all, i'm using Maven + Artifactory to manage my Java Projects. Which worked fine so far. But now i'm running into Problem with the Dependency Resolving. I have different Versions of a LibA, e.g.: LibA-1.4.13.9 LibA-1.4.13.55 Now, in my App AppA, i always want to use the newest Version of