`-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory not set` issue with Maven and IntelliJ

Question

I\'ve spent quite some time trying to figure out what I\'m doing wrong and hoping someone may be able to help.

My current setup is running Maven 3.3.3 (via homebrew)

Answer 1

Just in case you have that error again go to Settings -> Maven -> Runner and add

-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=$M2_HOME

to VM Options.

Answer 2

From the original question, the OP has solved their issue through this approach.

I upgraded to IDEA 14, imported settings, created a new Spring project and it worked out of the box.

Answer 3

I had this wired issue while trying to build CAS Overlay Template using Maven. I could resolve it by adding the following environment variable:

MAVEN_OPTS = -Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory