See http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MECLIPSE-192
From the jira comments:
In AbstractJarMojo.java line 152: archiver.getArchiver().addDirectory( contentDirectory, DEFAULT_INCLUDES, DEFAULT_EXCLUDES ); where contentDirectory = D:\ide\workspace\maven\maven-eclipse-plugin\target\classes This directory contains the mangled plugin.xml D:\ide\workspace\maven\maven-eclipse-plugin\target\classes\META-INF\maven\plugin.xml Now to work out who mangles it and how to fix it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]