Eclipse loops endlessly: Invoking 'Maven Project Builder'

Question

Ugh! My Eclipse is stuck in an endless loop:

• No operations to display at this time
• Refreshing Workspace Building
• Workspace. Invoking \'Maven Pro

Answer 1

I linked some files in eclipse but the source file was missing (deleted in the meantime). This caused eclipse to restart the build. Deleting the broken link solved the problem.