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Why maven won't deploy my project and how can i fix this issue?

Am using JBOSS EAP-7.3.0
java 9
If we assume the "javax" dependency which is currently called "jakarta" is the one to be used it with it's latest version it didn't solve the problem. Feels like no matter what version of javax i add it won't work!!!
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<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>org.example</groupId>
<artifactId>mssggg</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<name>WildFly Quickstarts: mssggg</name>
<description>A starter Java EE 7 webapp project for use on JBoss WildFly / WildFly, generated from the jboss-javaee6-webapp archetype</description>
<url>http://wildfly.org</url>
<licenses>
<license>
<name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
<distribution>repo</distribution>
<url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html</url>
</license>
</licenses>
<properties>
<!-- Explicitly declaring the source encoding eliminates the following
message: -->
<!-- [WARNING] Using platform encoding (UTF-8 actually) to copy filtered
resources, i.e. build is platform dependent! -->
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<!-- JBoss dependency versions -->
<version.wildfly.maven.plugin>1.0.2.Final</version.wildfly.maven.plugin>
<!-- Define the version of the JBoss BOMs we want to import to specify
tested stacks. -->
<version.jboss.bom>8.2.1.Final</version.jboss.bom>
<!-- other plugin versions -->
<version.compiler.plugin>3.1</version.compiler.plugin>
<version.surefire.plugin>2.16</version.surefire.plugin>
<version.war.plugin>3.3.2</version.war.plugin>
<!-- maven-compiler-plugin -->
<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
</properties>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<!-- JBoss distributes a complete set of Java EE 7 APIs including a Bill
of Materials (BOM). A BOM specifies the versions of a "stack" (or a collection)
of artifacts. We use this here so that we always get the correct versions
of artifacts. Here we use the jboss-javaee-7.0-with-tools stack (you can
read this as the JBoss stack of the Java EE 7 APIs, with some extras tools
for your project, such as Arquillian for testing) and the jboss-javaee-7.0-with-hibernate
stack you can read this as the JBoss stack of the Java EE 7 APIs, with extras
from the Hibernate family of projects) -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.wildfly.bom</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-javaee-7.0-with-tools</artifactId>
<version>${version.jboss.bom}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.wildfly.bom</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-javaee-7.0-with-hibernate</artifactId>
<version>${version.jboss.bom}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<!-- First declare the APIs we depend on and need for compilation. All
of them are provided by JBoss WildFly -->
<!-- Import the CDI API, we use provided scope as the API is included in
JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
<artifactId>cdi-api</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Import the Common Annotations API (JSR-250), we use provided scope
as the API is included in JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.annotation</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-annotations-api_1.2_spec</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Import the JAX-RS API, we use provided scope as the API is included
in JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxrs-api</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Import the JPA API, we use provided scope as the API is included in
JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Import the EJB API, we use provided scope as the API is included in
JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.ejb</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-ejb-api_3.2_spec</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- JSR-303 (Bean Validation) Implementation -->
<!-- Provides portable constraints such as #Email -->
<!-- Hibernate Validator is shipped in JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<!-- Import the JSF API, we use provided scope as the API is included in
JBoss WildFly -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.faces</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-jsf-api_2.2_spec</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Now we declare any tools needed -->
<!-- Annotation processor to generate the JPA 2.0 metamodel classes for
typesafe criteria queries -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-jpamodelgen</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Annotation processor that raising compilation errors whenever constraint
annotations are incorrectly used. -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-validator-annotation-processor</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Needed for running tests (you may also use TestNG) -->
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Optional, but highly recommended -->
<!-- Arquillian allows you to test enterprise code such as EJBs and Transactional(JTA)
JPA from JUnit/TestNG -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.arquillian.junit</groupId>
<artifactId>arquillian-junit-container</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jboss.arquillian.protocol</groupId>
<artifactId>arquillian-protocol-servlet</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.xml.bind/jaxb-api -->
<!-- API, java.xml.bind module -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.xml.bind/jaxb-api -->
<!-- API, java.xml.bind module -->
<dependency>
<groupId>jakarta.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jakarta.xml.bind-api</artifactId>
<version>4.0.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Runtime, com.sun.xml.bind module -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
<version>4.0.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>1.18.24</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<!-- Maven will append the version to the finalName (which is the name
given to the generated war, and hence the context root) -->
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${version.war.plugin}</version>
<configuration>
<!-- Java EE 7 doesn't require web.xml, Maven needs to catch up! -->
<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- The WildFly plugin deploys your war to a local WildFly container -->
<!-- To use, run: mvn package wildfly:deploy -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.wildfly.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>wildfly-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${version.wildfly.maven.plugin}</version>
<configuration>
<hostname>localhost</hostname>
<port>9990</port>
<username>admin</username>
<password>*******</password>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<profiles>
<profile>
<!-- The default profile skips all tests, though you can tune it to run
just unit tests based on a custom pattern -->
<!-- Seperate profiles are provided for running all tests, including Arquillian
tests that execute in the specified container -->
<id>default</id>
<activation>
<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
</activation>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${version.surefire.plugin}</version>
<configuration>
<skip>true</skip>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</profile>
<profile>
<!-- An optional Arquillian testing profile that executes tests
in your WildFly instance -->
<!-- This profile will start a new WildFly instance, and execute the
test, shutting it down when done -->
<!-- Run with: mvn clean test -Parq-wildfly-managed -->
<id>arq-wildfly-managed</id>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.wildfly</groupId>
<artifactId>wildfly-arquillian-container-managed</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</profile>
<profile>
<!-- An optional Arquillian testing profile that executes tests
in a remote WildFly instance -->
<!-- Run with: mvn clean test -Parq-wildfly-remote -->
<id>arq-wildfly-remote</id>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.wildfly</groupId>
<artifactId>wildfly-arquillian-container-remote</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</profile>
<profile>
<!-- When built in OpenShift the 'openshift' profile will be used when
invoking mvn. -->
<!-- Use this profile for any OpenShift specific customization your app
will need. -->
<!-- By default that is to put the resulting archive into the 'deployments'
folder. -->
<!-- http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-building-for-different-environments.html -->
<id>openshift</id>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${version.war.plugin}</version>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>deployments</outputDirectory>
<warName>ROOT</warName>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</profile>
</profiles>
</project>
After using
mvn clean
no errors is showing
mvn install
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project mssggg: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ja
vax/xml/bind/JAXBException: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException -> [Help 1]
mvn wildfly:deploy
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project mssggg: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ja
vax/xml/bind/JAXBException: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException -> [Help 1]
Any idea thanks in advance!!!

You're using version 4.0.0 of JAXB, which is too new since in version 3.0 classes were moved from javax.xml.* to the new jakarta.xml.* packages.
Try version 2.3.0. You may also want to take a look at this comprehensive answer.

module-info when one of my external libraries doesn't have a module-info

I am a beginner in Java coding, I am teaching myself JavaFX and making a project that uses JPA through Hibernate (I have no knowledge on Spring yet).
The problem I find myself having is that an essential external library doesn't have a module-info for me to refer to in my project.
I can have either JavaFX or mysql-connector-java working, but not both at the same time.
The connector I am using is: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java version 8.0.19
When I exclude my module-info my JPA works, when I use my module-info my FX works
I asked my teacher for help but he doesn't seem to have an idea yet on how I can use my JavaFX and JPA in the same project. Does anyone have a good suggestion on how I can fix this issue?
My POM
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.tumblr.calscodingcorner</groupId>
<artifactId>dnd5e_database_maker</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<configuration>
<release>11</release>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.22.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.22.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.0.3</version>
<configuration>
<mainClass>com.tumblr.calscodingcorner.application.App</mainClass>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
<version>5.6.0</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
<version>5.6.0</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java -->
<dependency>
<groupId>mysql</groupId>
<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
<version>8.0.19</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.hibernate/hibernate-core -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
<version>5.4.12.Final</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.openjfx/javafx -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx</artifactId>
<version>11</version>
<type>pom</type>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.openjfx/javafx-controls -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
<version>11</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
My module.info
module dnd5e.database.maker {
requires javafx.controls;
requires java.persistence;
requires mysql.connector.java;
exports com.tumblr.calscodingcorner.application;}
Thanks in advance for any advice

Answering the title:
module-info when one of my external libraries doesn't have a module-info
You need to require (in module-info.java) the automatic module name corresponding to the name of the dependency jar (without the version), or to the Automatic-Module-Name declared in the jar's MANIFEST (if exists). Then maven will automatically add the jar to --module-path.
If you don't require the jar inside module-info, it will be added to --classpath in which case it will become part of the unnamed module and won't be visible by your module (only by automatic modules).
You can add -X to maven to see which dependencies are added to -classpath and which to --module-path
See the spec
[...] A named module cannot, in fact, even declare a dependence upon the unnamed module. This restriction is intentional, since allowing named modules to depend upon the arbitrary content of the class path would make reliable configuration impossible

GWT Maven project made with WebAppCreator don't work in devmode

I have created a GWT project with maven configuration on this way :
webAppCreator -out HelloWorldGWT -templates sample,maven,readme ua.vitvyaz.hellowordgwt.HelloWorldGWT
I tried to run project on devmode :
mvn gwt:devmode
But in the browser i got :
"HTTP ERROR 404
Problem accessing /HelloWorldGWT.html.
Reason: Not Found"
I looked, the directory WEB-INF was empty.
What is wrong in pom.xml?
pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<!-- POM file generated with GWT webAppCreator -->
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>ua.vitvyaz.hellowordgwt</groupId>
<artifactId>HelloWorldGWT</artifactId>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>ua.vitvyaz.hellowordgwt.HelloWorldGWT</name>
<properties>
<!-- Setting maven.compiler.source to something different to 1.8
needs that you configure the sourceLevel in gwt-maven-plugin since
GWT compiler 2.8 requires 1.8 (see gwt-maven-plugin block below) -->
<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
<!-- Don't let your Mac use a crazy non-standard encoding -->
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<!-- ensure all GWT deps use the same version (unless overridden) -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt</artifactId>
<version>2.8.0-rc1</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-servlet</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.11</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<!-- Output classes directly into the webapp, so that IDEs and "mvn process-classes" update them in DevMode -->
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
<plugins>
<!-- GWT Maven Plugin-->
<plugin>
<groupId>net.ltgt.gwt.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-rc-6</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>import-sources</goal>
<goal>compile</goal>
<goal>import-test-sources</goal>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<moduleName>ua.vitvyaz.hellowordgwt.HelloWorldGWT</moduleName>
<moduleShortName>HelloWorldGWT</moduleShortName>
<failOnError>true</failOnError>
<!-- GWT compiler 2.8 requires 1.8, hence define sourceLevel here if you use
a different source language for java compilation -->
<sourceLevel>1.8</sourceLevel>
<!-- Compiler configuration -->
<compilerArgs>
<!-- Ask GWT to create the Story of Your Compile (SOYC) (gwt:compile) -->
<arg>-compileReport</arg>
<arg>-XcompilerMetrics</arg>
</compilerArgs>
<!-- DevMode configuration -->
<warDir>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</warDir>
<classpathScope>compile+runtime</classpathScope>
<!-- URL(s) that should be opened by DevMode (gwt:devmode). -->
<startupUrls>
<startupUrl>HelloWorldGWT.html</startupUrl>
</startupUrls>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Skip normal test execution, we use gwt:test instead -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.17</version>
<configuration>
<skip>true</skip>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

From the README.txt that webAppCreator generated:
-- Option D: Using Maven --
If you have generated your project with the option '-maven', you have a 'pom.xml'
file ready to use. Assuming you have Maven installed in your system, 'mvn' is
in your path, and you have access to maven repositories, you should be able to run:
mvn clean # delete temporary stuff
mvn test # run all the tests (gwt and junit)
mvn gwt:devmode # run development mode (needs "mvn package" to be run before)
mvn package # generate a .war package ready to deploy
For more information about other available goals, read Maven and gwt-maven-plugin
documentation (http://maven.apache.org, https://tbroyer.github.io/gwt-maven-plugin/)
so first run mvn package, then mvn run:devmode.
The website still documents GWT 2.7, not 2.8 (as of September 2016).

from the GWT Documentation page you should run mvn gwt:run to bring up the new application in superDevMode.
UPDATE
You have to build your project prior running it. In other words try:
mvn clean package gwt:devmode
It should work now.

eclipse: cant create run configuration for gwt project

I would like to launch a GWT application from Eclipse. However, when I click "Run As.." I don't get any options and I can't create a run configuration.
I followed this link:
https://developers.google.com/eclipse/docs/running_and_debugging_2_0
However, in my GWT tab, I cannot change anything. And the "RUN" button is never active.
Why doesnt Eclipse recognize it as a GWT project automatically?
How can I get this to work?
Thanks a lot!
EDIT
When I clicked on the "GOOGLE"-Option in the context menu and clicked on GWT COMPILE, it said that my project is not a GWT project.
I dont get that. I created it using the mojo gwt maven plugin and I can launch it via the command-line.
EDIT 2
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>de.abc</groupId>
<artifactId>GWTProject</artifactId>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>GWT Maven Archetype</name>
<properties>
<!-- Convenience property to set the GWT version -->
<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
<!-- GWT needs at least java 1.6 -->
<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt</artifactId>
<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-servlet</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.11</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<!-- Output classes directly into the webapp, so that IDEs and "mvn process-classes"
update them in DevMode -->
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
<plugins>
<!-- GWT Maven Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
<goal>test</goal>
<goal>generateAsync</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<!-- Plugin configuration. There are many available options, see gwt-maven-plugin
documentation at codehaus.org -->
<configuration>
<runTarget>GWTProject.html</runTarget>
<modules>
<module>de.abc.GWTProject.GWTProject</module>
</modules>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
The error is:
Missing required argument 'module[s]'
Google Web Toolkit 2.7.0
Which are the models, apart from the already specified
<modules>
<module>de.abc.GWTProject.GWTProject</module>
</modules>
EDIT
Under the maven dependencies I have:
gwt-servlet-2.7.0.jar
gwt-user-2.7.0.jar
validation-api-1.0.0.GA.jar
gwt-dev-2.7.0.jar
a couple of jars beginning with asm-
junit
hamcrest
all from my local maven repository.
Wouldn't I have gotten some compiler errors otherwise?

Right click on your project
--> properties --> Google --> Web Toolkit
Click on "Use Google Web Toolkit" check box
and select a GWT SDK
Right click on your project
--> properties --> Java Build Path
ensure you have GWT sdk

How to disable karaf-maven-plugin 4 tight dependency constraint checks

Currently I am moving from karaf 3.0.5 to the newest version 4.0.2, I do assembly my own karaf with the karaf-maven-plugin. This is how my pom looks like.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<parent>
<groupId>my.own.group</groupId>
<artifactId>assemble</artifactId>
<version>1.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<relativePath>..</relativePath>
</parent>
<artifactId>karaf-customize</artifactId>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<packaging>karaf-assembly</packaging>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId>
<artifactId>framework</artifactId>
<version>${karaf.version}</version>
<type>kar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId>
<artifactId>standard</artifactId>
<classifier>features</classifier>
<version>${karaf.version}</version>
<type>xml</type>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.cxf.karaf</groupId>
<artifactId>apache-cxf</artifactId>
<classifier>features</classifier>
<version>${cxf.version}</version>
<type>xml</type>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId>
<artifactId>enterprise</artifactId>
<classifier>features</classifier>
<version>${karaf.version}</version>
<type>xml</type>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>my.own.group</groupId>
<artifactId>kar-archive</artifactId>
<version>1.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<type>pom</type>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>my.own.group</groupId>
<artifactId>karaf-branding</artifactId>
<version>1.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.alutam</groupId>
<artifactId>ziputils</artifactId>
<version>1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
<artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
<version>1.6.3</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
<artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${karaf.version}</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<configuration>
<javase>1.8</javase>
<bootFeatures>
<feature>jasypt-encryption</feature>
<feature>config</feature>
<feature>standard</feature>
<feature>region</feature>
<feature>management</feature>
<feature>bundle</feature>
<feature>package</feature>
<feature>kar</feature>
<feature>ssh</feature>
<feature>http</feature>
<feature>cxf</feature>
<feature>service-wrapper</feature>
<feature>jdbc</feature>
<feature>system</feature>
</bootFeatures>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
With this configuration I do get the following error for several dependencies.
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Unsupported 'Bundle-ManifestVersion' value: 1
at org.apache.karaf.features.internal.resolver.ResourceBuilder.doBuild(ResourceBuilder.java:88)
at org.apache.karaf.features.internal.resolver.ResourceBuilder.build(ResourceBuilder.java:78)
I guess it happens within this parser. The reason is some old third party libraries have only Bundle-ManifestVersion: 1 set within their manifest file.
With karaf-maven-plugin 3.x this didn't matter at all. In contrast the karaf-maven-plugin 4.x fails with message above.
The only way I know to fix this is either rebuild from source or repack the hole jar again.
Is there any other way like a configuration for the karaf-maven-plugin to disable this constraint check? Because it would be awful lot of work to get all of this bundles up an running, again.

I faced the same error when updating to Karaf 4 and you have two choices:
Osgify conflictive dependency using bndtools:
Download bnd tools
Open a shell where you have downloaded bnd-2.4.0.jar.
Type:
java -jar bnd-2.4.0.jar wrap -o osgify-dependency.jar dependency.jar
where dependency.jar is your third party and osgify-dependency.jar will be the output.
Deploy to maven repo overriding the previous maven coordinates, or deploy your thirdparty with different coordinates.
mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile osgify-dependency.jar ..
Enable the wrap protocol
Add to you maven karaf plugin wrap and wrapper features.
So you can use wrap protocol to fix your corrupted MANIFEST.MF
Inside some karaf features:
<bundle>wrap:mvn:group.id/third.party.artefact.id/version</bundle>
Inside your pom.xml notice feature wrap / wrapper.
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
<artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<executions>
</executions>
<configuration>
<!-- no startupFeatures -->
<bootFeatures>
<feature>feature</feature>
<feature>jaas</feature>
<feature>shell</feature>
<feature>ssh</feature>
<feature>management</feature>
<feature>bundle</feature>
<feature>config</feature>
<feature>deployer</feature>
<feature>diagnostic</feature>
<feature>instance</feature>
<feature>kar</feature>
<feature>log</feature>
<feature>package</feature>
<feature>service</feature>
<feature>system</feature>
<feature>wrap</feature>
<feature>aries-blueprint</feature>
</bootFeatures>
<installedFeatures>
..
<feature>wrapper</feature>
</installedFeatures>
</configuration>
</plugin>
Here you have the full code where i tested:
https://github.com/antoniomaria/gazpachoquest/blob/master/karaf-assembly/pom.xml