Development tips for the Maven tool.
Install Maven
Download the stable version of maven (1.0.2) from http://maven.apache.org/start/download.html.
The version of Maven should be 1.0.2. The 1.1.x series has been found to be buggy. And the 2 release is incompatible with 1.x.
Install Maven by double-clicking on the downloaded file which should be called maven-1.0.2.exe.
If JAVA_HOME is not set, an error will occur.
You can set the path to Java home from the Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System menu.
Click on the Advanced tab and then click the Environment Variables button.
Click "New" to add a new variable.