Maven Dependency showing up as a folder inside Maven Dependencies folder

Question

I have 2 projects. Both are Maven based Java projects. Project2 has Project1 as a dependency in it's pom.xml file, however when I look inside the Maven Dependencies folder in eclipse, I notice that Project1 shows up as a folder and not a jar. Any idea why this is the case?

Answer 1

m2eclipse offers the feature of resolving dependencies in the workspace. This can be disabled in the Maven popup menu on the project.

Maven -> Disable Workspace Resolution