On 9 May 2014 18:49, Thomas Broyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Does the Apache Maven Project/Community has an official stance about > whether M2Eclipse or maven-eclipse-plugin is preferred way of importing > Maven projects into Eclipse? > > I thought M2Eclipse was the blessed way, but I cannot find anything > "official" online. > Only that the maven-eclipse-plugin hasn't been updated for a while, but > that could also be a sign that it has no issue and Eclipse offers backwards > compatibility. > > Note: this is not a poll about what you as a developer prefers, I'm looking > for whether there's an official position and which one it is. > Background: I'm in a argument in a code review for an archetype about > whether to include maven-eclipse-plugin configuration within the POM or > not; and any "official" choice would help us avoid "bikeshedding". >
There isn't anything really official. The maven-eclipse-plugin doesn't get much love any more these days, but still works fine for some people. However you will probably find the m2eclipse experience better. Other alternatives to consider are other editors. I've never used NetBeans or IntelliJ but others report good experiences.
