maven-archetype-webapp eclipse problem

Question

I\'m trying to create a very simple webapp with maven and eclipse, but I\'m having no joy at all, in fact the reverse of joy.

I go to File -> New Project, select Mav

Answer 1

There is an option to create a source directory in eclipse. Or you can go to build path under project properties, and add an existing directory as a source directory.

If you are going to use non-standard directory structure you will have to specify it in maven though