Trouble implementing Maven in STS

Question

I am new to the SpringSource Tool Suite (STS) and am having trouble getting functions like perform tests or perform package to work.

I usually get an error that states:

CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified.

I figured out it has something to do with Maven and adding it to the Path, but I cannot seem to find where to implement the environment variable for MAVEN_HOME successfully. Everywhere I have looked tells me something different and hasn't worked so far.

Answer 1

First check if you can run mvn from your shell. For mvn to be available from your shell, you need to have the M2_HOME/bin added into your PATH variable.

For more information on installing and configuring Maven, please see the following link.

http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi#Installation

Also note that perform tests and perform package are not Maven commands and they are expected to be executed from your Spring Roo console.

Answer 2

Try going to Preferences -> Maven -> Installations. Make sure that the selected installation actually exists.