How to create the pom.xml for a Java project with Eclipse

You should use the new available m2e plugin for Maven integration in Eclipse. With help of that plugin, you should create a new project and move your sources into that project. These are the steps:

• Check if m2e (or the former m2eclipse) are installed in your Eclipse distribution. If not, install it.
• Open the "New Project Wizard": File > New > Project...
• Open Maven and select Maven Project and click Next.
• Select Create a simple project (to skip the archetype selection).
• Add the necessary information: Group Id, Artifact Id, Packaging == jar, and a Name.
• Finish the Wizard.
• Your new Maven project is now generated, and you are able to move your sources and test packages to the relevant location in your workspace.
• After that, you can build your project (inside Eclipse) by selecting your project, then calling from the context menu Run as > Maven install.

If you have plugin for Maven in Eclipse, you can do following:

• right click on your project -> Maven -> Enable Dependency Management

This will convert your project to Maven and creates a pom.xml. Fast and simple...

To create POM.XML file in Eclipse:

1. Install M2E plugin (http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/)

2. Right click on project -> Configure -> Convert to Maven Project

This works for me on Mac:

Right click on the project, select Configure → Convert to Maven Project.