Look in the mvn.bat or mvn.sh file and there are details on how to debug
maven plugins
@REM MAVEN_OPTS - parameters passed to the Java VM when running Maven
@REM e.g. to debug Maven itself, use
@REM set
MAVEN_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_soc
Hi Fred!
If you are using eclipse, you will need to start maven
via the eclipse 'debug as Java Application'.
There are a few things to consider (example is based
on my linux installation in /opt/apache/maven):
1.) You have to add the maven boot jars to the
classpath (all jars from
