Exporting a jar file for Release

Running the Maven "package" goal from the command line

mvn clean package

Creating a run configuration in Eclipse for the Maven "package" phase

A Maven run configuration for the "package" goal is necessary for taking the compiled code and packaging it in a runnable JAR. See screenshots below which detail how to create one.

Step 1. Right click on your Maven Project

Step 2. Select "Maven Build" and create a new one.

Step 3. Use the screenshot to create a run configuration for the package phase.

The console view in Eclipse will display the output from running your Maven run configuration. This will detail where to find jars. The runnable jar is Makelangelo-{version.name}-jar-with-dependencies.jar NOT Makelangelo-{version.name}.jar

Where {version.name} is something like v7.1.0

Further readings

It is recommend to read over this tutorial.