xml - Specify Library Target of Maven -

how can tell maven copy dependencies specific location?

side story: having gwt project in eclipse maven module larger project. gwt project has dependencies libraries , need them copied <project-dir>/war/web-inf/lib. how can tell maven that?

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edit: have found way copy single dependency - there way copy of them simple instruction?

<plugins>     <plugin>         <groupid>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupid>         <artifactid>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactid>         <version>2.10</version>         <executions>             <execution>                 <id>copy</id>                 <phase>package</phase>                 <goals>                     <goal>copy</goal>                 </goals>                 <configuration>                     <artifactitems>                         <artifactitem>                             <groupid>junit</groupid>                             <artifactid>junit</artifactid>                             <overwrite>false</overwrite>                             <outputdirectory>${basedir}/war/web-inf/lib</outputdirectory>                             <destfilename>optional-new-name.jar</destfilename>                         </artifactitem>                     </artifactitems>                     <outputdirectory>${project.build.directory}/wars</outputdirectory>                     <overwritereleases>false</overwritereleases>                     <overwritesnapshots>true</overwritesnapshots>                 </configuration>             </execution>         </executions>     </plugin> </plugins>   

i have tried this:

</dependencies>  <build>     <outputdirectory>${project.basedir}/war/web-inf/classes</outputdirectory>     <plugins>         <plugin>             <artifactid>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactid>             <executions>                 <execution>                     <phase>package</phase>                     <!-- <phase>deploy</phase> -->                     <goals>                         <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>                     </goals>                     <configuration>                         <outputdirectory>${project.basedir}/war/web-inf/lib</outputdirectory>                     </configuration>                 </execution>             </executions>         </plugin>     </plugins>  </build> 

ending error saying:

artifact has not been packaged yet. when used on reactor artifact, copy should executed after packaging: see mdep-187.

it looks you're trying bend maven things differently expects (e.g. here use war both input , output folder). rule of thumb, never try fight maven, you'll lose eventually. follow (almost-undocumented) maven way™ or use another, more flexible tool (such ant+ivy or gradle).

if want use gwt maven within eclipse google plugin eclipse, have @ https://web.archive.org/web/20130619170526/https://developers.google.com/eclipse/docs/faq#gwt_with_maven , https://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/wiki/workingwithmaven

to answer question directly, assuming project <packaging>war</packaging> you'd have changed warsourcedirectory src/main/webapp default war, try war:inplace.
recommended approach though (see links above) use war:exploded (or war:war, i.e. simple mvn package) , run gwt devmode using webappdirectory, not warsourcedirectory.