[m2e-users] M2E plugin : please convince me

[Jean Seurin <jean.eastcode@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've been using maven for a quiet long time now, and I'm still at a loss when trying to understand the philosophy behind M2E.

In my view, Maven config defines the project, the IDE reads it, and that's it.

Not the other way around: having errors like "M2E plugin execution not covered" just doesn't make sense to me.

And solving the problem by adding a config snippet to the pom looks even more startling!

Since when do you make the project config aware of the tool you use to develop??

Now that's only my very rough point of view, coming from someone that has been using the maven command line and that is used to it.

I'm sure there's a good reason why M2E tries to "integrate the maven lifecycle phases into Eclipse" - if I may describe it this way - rather than bluntly delegating all tasks to Maven itself (since it owns the project config).

Please, please, explain to me what bring M2E over pure Maven delegation, you'd make my day (if not my week)

rgds