Eclipse / Tigerstripe

Maven Build Fails with Pop-up error dialog

Occasionally a Maven build will fail if Eclipse is open at the same time as the maven build is performed. The error is usually 'cannot delete directory...'. The simple remedy is to close eclipse before doing a build.

Eclipse stops working following a maven build

If a build repeatedly fails and you get a pop-up message; 'An Error has occurred see the logfile <workspace>.metadata/log'. If this happens repeatedly or eclipse fails to start following a build try;

Delete  \.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.snap
and  \.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.root\.markers.snap
(see  http://tapestryjava.blogspot.com/2004/10/worst-eclipse-crash-ever.html)

If all else fails, delete the workspace .metadata and re-import the projects into your workspace