This recipe assumes you have Java (see recipe#2), Maven2 (see recipe#6), and Eclipse (see recipe#3) configured.
In Eclipse:
* File > New > Other. Select Maven | Maven Project [Next]. Use default workspace location [Next]. Select "maven-archetype-quickstart" [Next]. Provide archetype parameters [Finish].
* Update the POM, providing #properties, #description, #licenses, #organization and #developers information, and plugin information for the compiler and surefire (test) plugins. Notice that #packaging ought to be pom.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project ...>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.strive</groupId>
<artifactId>geldzin2</artifactId>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<jdk.version>1.6</jdk.version>
</properties>
<name>Geldzin2</name>
<description>
An online personal financial management application.
</description>
<licenses>
<license>
<name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
<url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
<distribution>repo</distribution>
</license>
</licenses>
<organization>
<name>Strive Consulting, LLC</name>
<url>http://www.strive-ltd.com</url>
</organization>
<developers>
<developer>
<id>prideafrica</id>
<name>Jubz Madagascar</name>
<organization>Strive Consulting, LLC</organization>
<organizationUrl>http://www.strive-ltd.com</organizationUrl>
<roles>
<role>Architect</role>
<role>Developer</role>
</roles>
</developer>
</developers>
<build>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>${jdk.version}</source>
<target>${jdk.version}</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
