Maven - Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean

Question

I've a problem with the following dependency in my pom.xml where org.springframework.version = 3.1.0.RELEASE:

<!-- Spring MVC framework -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
    <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
</dependency>

When I execute the command line 'mvn clean install', I've the following error :

 [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [INFO] Total time: 1.052s
 [INFO] Finished at: Sat Dec 07 15:49:04 CET 2013
 [INFO] Final Memory: 4M/15M
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) on project myGoogleAppEngine: Failed to clean project: Failed to delete C:\EclipseProjects\myGoogleAppEngine\target\myGoogleAppEngine-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF\lib\spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar -> [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/MojoExecutionException

By seeing on http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/3.1.0.RELEASE , there aren't any errors in my dependency.

Do you have any solutions?

Foucault

Try link – Moody

Answer 1

Failed to delete C:\EclipseProjects\myGoogleAppEngine\target\myGoogleAppEngine-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF\lib\spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar

Because of the path C:\EclipseProjects i guess you have eclipse running on that project. If you application runs, you cannot clean the output, because it may be in use.

Stop the application and maybe eclipse and try again.

Severalty

I always have the same problem – Foucault

I think there is a running process, which has the jar loaded. – Severalty

Glassfish server in my case. Not only you have to undeploy your applications but stop the server as well. – Tessatessellate

In my case also it is GlassFish server. Have to stop it as well before doing clean and build. – Raja

I tried all the solutions but nothing is worked in Client VDI,facing same issue from day 1 of Eclipse – Exclude

Answer 2

Delete the java.exe process in Task Manager and re-execute.It worked for me.

Infusive

In my case it was just try to restart the IDE (Eclipse), like in the "IT Crowd" TV show. – Reverberate

A restart of IntelliJ worked for me – Suburban

Answer 3

Make sure that your permissions are correct on the folder.As i faced same problem and after changing the ownership of the folder and files the problem was solved.

Roping

Answer 4

• Solution 1: Sometimes the build fails because, the target folder cannot be deleted. (It might be open in the backend due to the previous builds.)

  -> Open Task Manager

  -> In the Process tab

  -> Do "End Process" for the running "java.exe" processess

• Solution 2:

  -> Restart eclipse

  -> Perform Maven Build with command : clean install -DSkipTests

Applicative

Answer 5

Kill the "Java (TM)" process from processes in your computer. Re-run the mvn command. It should work now.

Ruthenious

Answer 6

Try changing the permissions on the workspace folder. Make sure you have sufficient permissions to delete files in this folder. I faced the same problem and when i provided full control over the project folder (changing windows security permissions), it worked fine for me.

Just to update, this morning it again started giving the same error even when i have given all the permissions. So i tried to delete the particular file (pointed in the error logs) manually to find out what's exactly the problem.

I got the error "can not delete file because it's in use by Java TM SE". So the file was being used by java process due to which eclipse was not able to delete it.

I closed the java process from task manager and after that it worked fine. Although its kinda hectic to close the java process every time I need to execute my project, its the working solution right now for me.

Trichinosis

Answer 7

Reason and solution-

Everything happens for a reason :)

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:3.1.0:clean (default-clean) on project

• The reason of this problem is that the target folder is already in use. That means any jar or any war or any application is using that target folder

Solution- 1) Check the war and jar (also check jar if any running in background), terminate it.

2) if u have opened command prompt (cmd), and are using that path to execute the jar, close it or change the path in cmd. This was the reason in my case. Do check this.

Once u do this , u would be able to delete the contents of the target folder and and can also perform maven clean and maven install.

Grenier

Answer 8

On Windows, I got "Unable to delete directory". What's wrong? For instance, clean could fail if you already have opened a command line with target as the current dir. Windows locks some ressources and you need to close the handles on these ressources.

This works for me.

Patrick

Answer 9

if you run a server instance, stop it for the time of build process. worked for me.

Lieabed

Answer 10

In my case, it was Subversion, TortoiseSVN clinging to those files, so I just clicked on SVN in the Eclipse menu and then disconnect. Worked for me.

Vitriolize

Answer 11

If you open the directory which it is trying to delete then also you will face same error so first close the folder.

Arianearianie

Answer 12

In my case I changed the owner of all the files and it worked.

sudo chown -R anuruddha *

Mitten

User is running on Windows not a *NIX environment – Chorea

Answer 13

For me it worked by closing the Eclipse and using the command line to build the project. Seems like Eclipse had taken a lock on the files.

Terhune

Answer 14

you may need to check whether the settings.xml file is correct. such as user name, password, third party url.

Hilaire

Answer 15

I've noticed that sometimes eclipse somehow picks up some of the jars and keeps a lock on them (in Windows only) and when you try to do mvn clean it says:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.2:clean (default-clean) on project

The only solution so far is to close eclipse and run the mvn build again.

And these are random jars - it can pick up anything it wants... Why that happens is a mystery to me. Probably eclipse opens the jars when you do Type Search or Resource Search and forgets to close them / release the file handlers..

Pengelly

Answer 16

If you have opened the command prompt(cmd) to run the jar on current folder,then the error will come as above.so close the command prompt and try maven clean and install,it will work definitely.

Gong

Answer 17

For IntelliJ users,

1. File -> Invalidate your cache/restart the ide 
2. clean install -DSkipTests

Bateman

Answer 18

In my case in my background I was inside the folder from command prompt after closing the command prompt. I was able to run the maven clean command.

Ineludible

Answer 19

For me clearing the previous maven tasks worked.

After clearing this, from eclipse project properties > run as > maven > clean followed by try maven build.

Best luck!

Rudin

Answer 20

For me manually deleting the files in target folder using sudo worked. It's the need for root permission to delete files in the target folder.

Prizewinner

Answer 21

If you were doing some changes in maven build part in pom.xml. And you have a cmd window opened before making those changes. Then close / kill cmd process first, then rerun Clean/Build and it succeeds.

Activity

Answer 22

you just have to change this file pom in the proyect with the actually version of jdk.

    <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>

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