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Updated on 2025-03-02

Revealing the reason for maven install error: Pointing to the wrong local POM file

What I want to share with you today is a common reason for an error in maven install: '' points to the wrong local POM file.

This problem may affect the development efficiency and may even lead to project construction failure.

So, how to solve this problem? Next, let’s uncover this mystery together!

1. Problem background

When using Maven for project construction, you may encounter the following error message:

[ERROR] ReasonPhrase: '' points at wrong local POM file: /path/to/your/

This error message tells that when Maven is looking for the POM file of the parent project, he finds that the local POM file path pointed to is incorrect.

This will cause project construction to fail and affect development progress.

2. Problem analysis

So, why does this problem occur? And how to solve it?

Next, I will analyze it from the following aspects:

  1. The relative path setting of the parent project POM file is incorrect;
  2. The local POM file is inconsistent with the parent project POM file version;
  3. The local POM file is inconsistent with the parent project POM file content;
  4. Other reasons that may cause this problem.

3. Solution

To address the above problems, we can solve them from the following aspects:

  1. Check and correct the relative path settings in the parent project POM file;
  2. Make sure that the local POM file is consistent with the version of the parent project POM file;
  3. Check and make sure that the local POM file is consistent with the contents of the parent project POM file;
  4. Troubleshoot other causes that may cause this problem.

Next, I will introduce in detail how to solve these aspects.

1. Check and correct the relative path settings in the parent project POM file

In the parent project POM file, you need to specify the relative path of the child module. If this path is set incorrectly, Maven will not find the correct submodule POM file, which will raise the above error. Therefore, this path setting needs to be checked and corrected.

The specific operations are as follows:

  1. Open the parent project POM file;
  2. turn up<modules>Label;
  3. make sure<module>In the tag<relativePath>Point to the correct submodule POM file path;
  4. If the path is incorrect, modify it to the correct path;
  5. Save the POM file and rerun the Maven build command.

2. Make sure that the local POM file is consistent with the version of the parent project POM file

Maven will use the version information defined in the parent project POM file during the build process. If the local POM file does not match the version of the parent project POM file, it may cause the build to fail. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the versions of the two are consistent.

The specific operations are as follows:

  1. Open the parent project POM file;
  2. turn up<project>Under the tag<version>Label;
  3. Ensure that the local POM file is in<version>Tag value and parent project POM file<version>The label value is consistent;
  4. If the version is inconsistent, modify it to the same version number;
  5. Save the POM file and rerun the Maven build command.

3. Check and make sure that the contents of the local POM file are consistent with the parent project POM file.

In addition to the relative path and version, inconsistent with the contents of the local POM file and the parent project POM file may also cause the above error. Therefore, it is necessary to check and make sure that the contents of both are consistent.

The specific operations are as follows:

  1. Open the parent project POM file;
  2. Use the text editor or IDE's search function to find different parts of the local POM file than the parent project POM file;
  3. If differences are found, make changes according to actual conditions;
  4. Save the POM file and rerun the Maven build command.

4. Troubleshoot other causes that may cause this problem

Apart from the above points, there are some other reasons that may cause the problem of pointing to the wrong local POM file.

For example, naming conflicts of submodules, Maven caching issues, etc. In response to these situations, further investigation and resolution are needed.

Summarize

The above is personal experience. I hope you can give you a reference and I hope you can support me more.