Creating the Maven project

We're now on the home stretch. The ultimate prize for us is to be able to create a Java EE 6 application using Maven and the Eclipse IDE.

In this example, we will again be using the webapp-javaee6 archetype to keep a line of continuity with our earlier chapter; nevertheless, you are encouraged to explore some specific JBoss archetypes, such as jboss-javaee6-webapp-archetype, that will create a more articulate project structure including some sample classes, or the equivalent jboss-javaee6-webapp-ear-archetype archetype that packages your application in an enterprise archive.

For our purpose, let's start by creating a new Maven project based on the webapp-javaee6 archetype, following the same steps exposed in Chapter 4 ...

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