Maven Compilation error [package org.testng.annotations does not exist]

Question

I'm pretty new to maven and I want to run my test classes using maven. I have generated the testng.xml and I have created the POM.xml file also. But when you run the mvn install, it generates this error :

[package org.testng.annotations does not exist]

please advice on this.

pom.xml

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">

    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.TestNG</groupId>
    <artifactId>TestNG</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
            <version>6.1.1</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>

        <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>

        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.7</source>
                    <target>1.7</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.16</version>
                <configuration>
                    <suiteXmlFiles>
                        <suiteXmlFile>testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
                    </suiteXmlFiles>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

testng.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "http://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd">
<suite name="Suite" verbose="1" preserve-order="true">

    <test name="Test">
        <packages>
            <package name="com.testngTest2" />
            <package name="com.testngTest" />
        </packages>
    </test> <!-- Test -->
</suite> <!-- Suite -->

Answer 1

I've got similar problem. The reason for that was "Scope" option of "testng" dependency set to "test" when "compile" was needed.

How I fixed it (note, I used Eclipse):

1. Open pom.xml file.
2. Go to "Dependencies" tab.
3. Select "testng" package and click on "Properties..."
4. On opened screen change "Scope" option to "compile" and click "OK" to save it.
5. Try to build your project again with "compile test" goals.