I basically have 2 questions:
- Is there a way to invoke maven console from eclipse? (where I could write
eclipse:eclipse, and it started building eclipse project) - Where does STS unpack it’s maven? I’d like to add that path to env variables, so that I could use it from my windows console.
You could open a shell inside eclipse , cd into the right directory and run the maven console from there. But, when using M2Eclipse (see next point), you’re not supposed to run
eclipse:eclipse.STS bundles M2Eclipse which comes with an embedded version of Maven (so it doesn’t “unpack” Maven). But you can Configure M2Eclipse to use an external version. Go to window > Preference > Maven > Installations and Add… your external install: