Maven 3: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate

Question

I'm trying to test maven using

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=org.sonatype.mavenbook -DartifactId=quickstart -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DpackageName=org.sonatype.mavenbook -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DarchetypeVersion=1.0 -DinteractiveMode=false

After several minutes, the system shows me this:

Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-catalog/2.2/archetype-catalog-2.2.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-catalog/2.2/archetype-catalog-2.2.pom (2 KB at 4.4 KB/sec)
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-models/2.2/archetype-models-2.2.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-models/2.2/archetype-models-2.2.pom (3 KB at 5.8 KB/sec)
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.5.8/plexus-utils-1.5.8.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.5.8/plexus-utils-1.5.8.pom (8 KB at 17.0 KB/sec)
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus/2.0.2/plexus-2.0.2.pom
Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/ant/ant-parent/1.8.1/ant-parent-1.8.1.pom
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 30:36.874s
[INFO] Finished at: Tue Feb 07 15:59:39 BRST 2012
[INFO] Final Memory: 5M/15M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: Execution default-cli of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate failed: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to collect dependencies for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:jar:2.2 (): Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.5.8: Could not transfer artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus:pom:2.0.2 from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Read timed out -> [Help 1]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResolutionException

How can I fix this? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I too encountered the same problem when I created a project using Idea IDE. Using the below method you can create a stand alone application or a web application without getting any error.

Go to the Terminal. Type below mentioned commands and execute.

For a web application:

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId={project-packaging} -DartifactId={project-name} -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp -DinteractiveMode=false

For a stand alone application:

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId={project-packaging} -DartifactId={project-name} -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false

This will create the project structure by downloading relevant jars etc. When this is done the project structure has been created. Open up an IDE and direct it to created Project`s Pom.xml file.