Good article. I like the idea of what Maven tries to achieve but I prefer monkeying with ant because I can get things done. If Maven or its successor ever gets to where things can't get into a mucked up state; I'm in.
strange, by default maven is much more strict about things, so it's hard to muck up. Perhaps you weren't creating the maven project in the format it wants you to create it in (which IMO, is a good one). Have you tried creating new projects with
>> Generates a new project from an archetype, or updated the actual project if using a partial archetype. If the project is fully generated, it is generated in a directory corresponding to its artifactId. If the project is updated with a partial archetype, it is done in the current directory.
I don't recall trying that however, sorry that whole description from the link you provided, it just doesn't make sense to me. In general, when I try to use Maven, Eclipse ends up complaining. Then I fix it so Eclipse is happy then Maven complains.
Maybe the answer for me would really just be get the Maven and the Eclipse people to agree on how to create and manage projects with the Eclipse wizards.
