If I understand the code to the eclipse plugin correctly, it is not possible to have a seperate output directory for tests unless you also build eclipse classes into the same place as the normal maven build puts things: org.apache.maven.plugin.eclipse.EclipsePlugin.buildDirectoryList(...) | // If using the standard output location, don't mix the test output into it. | String testOutput = null; | boolean useStandardOutputDir = buildOutputDirectory | .equals( new File( project.getBuild().getOutputDirectory() ) ); | if ( useStandardOutputDir ) | { | testOutput = IdeUtils.toRelativeAndFixSeparator( projectBaseDir, new File( project.getBuild() | .getTestOutputDirectory() ), false ); | } | There's only one parameter that controls output so it is all or nothing. We have this configured in jboss-parent | <plugin> | <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> | <artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId> | <configuration> | <downloadSources>true</downloadSources> | <buildOutputDirectory>target/eclipse-classes</buildOutputDirectory> | </configuration> | </plugin> | What we really want is the non-existant: | <testOutputDirectory>target/eclipse-classes-tests</testOutputDirectory> | as well. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4034552#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...