Include older m2e plugins with m2e 1.0+ using life-cycle mapping? - m2eclipse

Question

I want to enable older plug ins not available in m2e v 1.0
I have added this to the POM but it does not work if there are multiple items.
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>[0.0.0,)</version>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>[0.0.0,)</version>
<phase>generate-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>add-source</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
I have also tried the following variation.
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<lifecycleMappings>
<lifecycleMapping>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>[0.0.0,)</version>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMapping>
<lifecycleMapping>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>[0.0.0,)</version>
<phase>generate-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>add-source</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMapping>
</lifecycleMappings>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
The error message I get is:
Cannot parse lifecycle mapping metadata for maven project MavenProject: com.sakriom:drools-context:0.0.1-SNAPSHOT # D:\Documents and Settings.....\Workspaces\Eclipse 3.6 - Scala\DroolsContext\pom.xml
Cause: Unrecognised tag: 'version' (position: START_TAG seen ...\r\n ... #10:22)
How is this error message decoded?

Answer 1

"Cause: Unrecognised tag: 'version'" -- It's complaining about the <version>[0.0.0,)</version> tag because it doesn't belong inside of a <pluginExecutionFilter>. You should use <versionRange>[0.0.0,)</versionRange> instead.

Answer 2

"Cause: Unrecognised tag: 'version'" -- It's complaining about the <version>[0.0.0,)</version> tag because it doesn't belong inside of a <pluginExecutionFilter>. You should use <versionRange>[0.0.0,)</versionRange> instead.

Answer 3

The element version is not allowed at line 8.
If you need more help, add the relevant part of the pom-xml to your question.
[EDIT] Based on the POM you supplied, the problem is that you're using a property in the version element of the project. Maven only supports properties in all other version elements but not this one.
But the error message seems a bit odd. Try the latest Maven release (3.0.3). If that still gives the same error, please create a small demo POM which shows the problem (just delete as much as possible) and open a bug in the Maven issue tracker.