Have you run into this issue recently? Drop a comment below with your JDK and Maven War Plugin version – I'll help you debug.
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.0</version> </plugin> If the above doesn't work, force the War Plugin to use JAXB by declaring it inside the plugin's own <dependencies> block: Have you run into this issue recently
Specifically, the War Plugin (versions 3.3.x) relies on JAXB (Java Architecture for XML Binding) to serialize the webapp structure into XML. Starting with Java 9, JAXB was removed from the default JDK module path. If you're running on without explicitly adding JAXB dependencies, you'll encounter this error. Starting with Java 9, JAXB was removed from
If you're a Java developer working with web applications, you might have encountered a frustrating Maven build error: Clear the War Plugin from your local repository:
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.0</version> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId> <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId> <version>2.3.1</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId> <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId> <version>2.3.1</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin> Sometimes the plugin JAR itself gets corrupted. Clear the War Plugin from your local repository: