Document work-around for maven archetype issue

helidon-io · Oct 3, 2024 · b87f708 · b87f708
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diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ mvn -U archetype:generate -DinteractiveMode=false \
     -Dpackage=io.helidon.examples.quickstart.mp
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+TIP: If you are using an earlier version of Helidon and the above command
+fails with `java.lang.NoSuchMethodError` then you can work-around the error
+by replacing `archetype:generate` with `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.1:generate`.
+Or use the helidon CLI.
+
 [source,bash]
 .Or alternatively run the helidon CLI
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diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ mvn -U archetype:generate -DinteractiveMode=false \
     -Dpackage=io.helidon.examples.quickstart.se
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+TIP: If you are using an earlier version of Helidon and the above command
+fails with `java.lang.NoSuchMethodError` then you can work-around the error
+by replacing `archetype:generate` with `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.1:generate`.
+Or use the helidon CLI.
+
 [source,bash]
 .Or alternatively run the helidon CLI
 ----