Maven not recognising 'configuration' tag in pom.xml

Question

I am trying to put this in my pom.xml-

  
    
  com.limetray.helper.App
         


        

Answer 1

The <configuration> snippet you have posted belongs inside a <plugin> tag. Specifically, it belongs inside the Apache Maven Jar Plugin. Refer to the sample below to get an idea of what you are doing wrong.

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.0.2</version>
            <configuration>
                <archive>
                    <manifest>
                        <mainClass>com.limetray.helper.App</mainClass>
                    </manifest>
                </archive>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

Refer to the Apache Maven Jar Plugin documentation here: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/index.html