[FIXED] How to exclude the lib folder in maven?

Issue

How can I exclude the lib folder using maven? I don't want these resources to be copied when packaging and building war file.

The following does not work:

    <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.4</version>
        <configuration>
          <packagingExcludes>${basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/lib/**</packagingExcludes>
        </configuration>
    </plugin>

Example path:

../lib/my/path/to/lib.jar

Running mvn package will include all files from the lib folder.

Solution

Try following from Creating Skinny WARs:

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.4</version>
        <configuration>
          <!-- In version 2.1-alpha-1, this was incorrectly named warSourceExcludes -->
          <packagingExcludes>WEB-INF/lib/*.jar</packagingExcludes>
          <archive>
            <manifest>
              <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
              <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
            </manifest>
          </archive>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

Answered By - Sumit Singh
Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (JavaFixing Admin)