Why Eclipse complains to remove main/ from java build path?

Asked May 02 '18 at 16:24

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I have the following error when I try to update maven dependencies from Eclipse (using mvn -U is working fine):

Cannot nest 'project_name-web/src/main/resources' inside 'project_name-web/src'. To enable the nesting exclude 'main/' from 'project_name-web/src'

When I go at Java Build Path I have only project_name-web/src at it. As pointed here I don't have any sourceDirectory tag at pom.xml. Considering this answer, I would like to know why/where I should use this method to solve my problem since src/main/resources is inside /src. Why just main/ is required to be removed from JBP since it's this folder which has all .java files?

Here's my project directory tree (names omitted for security):

edited May 02 '18 at 17:09

asked May 02 '18 at 16:24

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Your configuration sounds wrong...can you show the directory structure you have ? – khmarbaise May 02 '18 at 17:01
Done, @khmarbaise – rado May 02 '18 at 17:09
Eclipse seems to think "src" is your source root, whereas it should actually be "src/main/java". I seem to recall there's a context menu item called `Maven -> Update Project Configuration` or similar. That should help fix it. – Sean Patrick Floyd May 02 '18 at 17:13
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Ah, this is it: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13726968/342852 – Sean Patrick Floyd May 02 '18 at 17:14
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Thanks @SeanPatrickFloyd for the clarification at this silly mistake. I already marked this question as duplicate of your link. It worked – rado May 02 '18 at 17:18

Why Eclipse complains to remove main/ from java build path?

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