Missing artifact log4j:log4j:bundle:1.2.17

Question

I created a dynamic web application in eclipse Version: Kepler Service Release 1 using menu. After that I converted it into a maven project using configure -> convert to maven project. Then I did maven->Add dependency and then searched for log4j.

After adding that on hovering over the tag for log4j it displays Missing artifact log4j:log4j:bundle:1.2.17. I can't update dependencies using maven. How to fix it? Please also explain the reason for the error.

Here is the generated xml after adding log4j.

<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>Healthcare</groupId>
<artifactId>Healthcare</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-HEALTHCARE</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<plugins>
  <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.1</version>
    <configuration>
      <source>1.6</source>
      <target>1.6</target>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
  <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.3</version>
    <configuration>
      <warSourceDirectory>WebContent</warSourceDirectory>
      <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

<dependencies>
<dependency>
    <groupId>log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.17</version>
    <type>bundle</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>

Answer 1

First why did you changed the default source folder location? The default is src/main/java and for webapp src/main/webapp. Apart from that a bundle for log4j does not exist on Maven Central just remove the <type>bundle</type> from your dependency, cause in Maven Central only a jar is available.