Can I force Maven to package a jar despite compilation errors?

Question

So I run maven package to build my dependencies into a jar. However, I need Maven to ignore any compilation errors and package the jar regardless.

How would this be accomplished? My pom.xml is as follows:

<?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">

    <!-- Project specific stuff would be here... -->

    <build>
        <sourceDirectory>wherever</sourceDirectory>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>single</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <configuration>
                    <descriptorRefs>
                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
                    </descriptorRefs>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
            <artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
            <version>1.1.1</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
            <version>2.4</version>
        </dependency>

        <!-- etc... -->
    </dependencies>

    <properties>
        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
    </properties>
</project>

Searching through SO only showed me how to ignore compilation errors from unit testing. I simply want my package to be compiled despite any errors in the code.

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Edit: People seem to be bashing on me. I've been doing Java for 5 years. I know you're not supposed to compile with errors. I know what it entails.

My boss programs with me. He specifically said, "I can compile with errors in Eclipse, so compile with errors in Maven." It's not because I am ignorant, or because I refuse to accept my mistakes. It is because that is what I was specifically ordered to do. I did not ask this question because I am incompetent as many of you would like to assume.

Hate on me all you want, just know that you are doing so unfairly.

Answer 1

Building on Top of @wings Answer

You can use the flag failOnError=false in your pom, too

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <configuration>
        <failOnError>false</failOnError>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

or via command line

mvn package -Dmaven.compiler.failOnError=false

Answer 2

Maybe this is what you want: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/compile-mojo.html#failOnError

Set failOnError=false to ignore compilation errors.