Maven build Compilation error : Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project Maven

Question

I have a maven project forked and cloned from a git repo onto my eclipse. It is build on Java 8. The first thing i do is perform a

mvn clean install


        

Answer 1

Go to the file location where the POM is stored and open cmd. Then type "mvn --v" to check the maven version and java runtime provided. Check runtime attribute and if it is "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_191" or even close to a JRE, go to environment variables and add a new "system variable" called "JAVA_HOME" with a value "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_191".

Reopen the cmd and then "clean install" the project.