Maven 2.x: Maintaining Java Classpath

Initial Setup
Updating .classpath

Maven 2.x comes bundled with an Eclipse plugin that allows you to easily maintain your .classpath file based on your pom.xml. This guide will walk you through the steps of setting this up for the first time and continual usage there after.

Note

For additional information on the Eclipse plugin from maven, you may visit their online documentation .

Initial Setup

To initialize maven's support for updating the eclipse classpath you first need to set the M2_REPO variable in the Eclipse workspace by executing the following command which is made available when editing the pom.xml file in vim:

        :MvnRepo

Updating .classpath

Once you have performed the initial setup, updating the Eclipse .classpath file is as easy as executing the following at a command line:

        mvn eclipse:eclipse

or in Vim:

        :Mvn eclipse:eclipse

by Eric Van Dewoestine