You need to specify what archetype to use. I'd guess you want to use maven-archetype-simple or maven-archetype-quickstart.
Here's a list: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/ and http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/Archetypes+List Here's the full command: mvn archetype:create \ -DarchetypeGroupId=<archetype-groupId> \ -DarchetypeArtifactId=<archetype-artifactId> \ -DarchetypeVersion=<archetype-version> \ -DgroupId=<my.groupid> \ -DartifactId=<my-artifactId> Wayne On 12/14/07, Aneena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm getting the following error please help me to solve this > > D:\Annhunts>mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app > -DartifactId=my-app > > [INFO] Scanning for projects... > [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'archetype'. > [INFO] org.apache.maven.plugins: checking for updates from central > [INFO] org.codehaus.mojo: checking for updates from central > [INFO] artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin: checking > for up > dates from central > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-archet > ype-plugin/1.0-alpha-7/maven-archetype-plugin-1.0-alpha-7.pom > 4K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/maven-arch > etype/1.0-alpha-7/maven-archetype-1.0-alpha-7.pom > 3K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/maven-arch > etype-parent/2/maven-archetype-parent-2.pom > 2K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/maven-parent/5/maven > -parent-5.pom > 14K downloaded > Downloading: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/apache/3/apache-3.pom > 3K downloaded > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-archet > ype-plugin/1.0-alpha-7/maven-archetype-plugin-1.0-alpha-7.jar > 2K downloaded > [WARNING] *** CHECKSUM FAILED - Checksum failed on download: local = > '9eaf6ba99d > 12f776fb14d486ab2942887dfcc55a'; remote = > 'b0280b2e376542c692104f38b14a4892e509a > 379' - RETRYING > Downloading: > http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-archet > ype-plugin/1.0-alpha-7/maven-archetype-plugin-1.0-alpha-7.jar > 2K downloaded > [WARNING] *** CHECKSUM FAILED - Checksum failed on download: local = > '009aa04756 > a4faf583ae3f70bac15f780ba10a11'; remote = > 'b0280b2e376542c692104f38b14a4892e509a > 379' - IGNORING > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ERROR] FATAL ERROR > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] The PluginDescriptor for the plugin Plugin > [org.apache.maven.plugins:mave > n-archetype-plugin] was not found. > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Trace > java.lang.IllegalStateException: The PluginDescriptor for the plugin Plugin > [org > .apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin] was not found. > at > org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.addPlugin(DefaultPluginM > anager.java:321) > at > org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyVersionedPlugin(De > faultPluginManager.java:208) > at > org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyPlugin(DefaultPlug > inManager.java:172) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin(Defa > ultLifecycleExecutor.java:1257) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor > (DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1522) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.segmentTaskListBy > AggregationNeeds(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:386) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLi > fecycleExecutor.java:138) > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:333) > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:126) > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:282) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl. > java:39) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces > sorImpl.java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) > at > org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315) > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) > at > org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430) > > at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Total time: 15 seconds > [INFO] Finished at: Thu Dec 13 20:06:36 IST 2007 > [INFO] Final Memory: 1M/3M > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Errror-while-running-the-target-mvn%3Aarchetype-tp14331395s177p14331395.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
