Where can I find the Maven installation directory in Eclipse 3.4

Question

I have installed m2eclipse plugin from http://m2eclipse.codehaus.org/. Now I want to use that as a standalone build tool but I am unable to find the installation directory. Can

Answer 1

I have both the plugin (with its embedded maven instance) and a full maven download. Both should end up using the same repository in something like C:\Documents and Settings\user\.m2.

There are a few cases where you need a full maven download anyways. For example, trying to build a groovy maven plugin crashes with the embedded maven, but works fine for the full download.

You can also specify from the preference pane in Eclipse, to use a differen maven installation than the embedded one.

Hope this helps.