Jenkins build Error: [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.8.1:compile

Question

I am trying to build my first maven project in Jenkin after setup but unable to do that due to the following:

Waiting for Jenkins to finish collecting data [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.8.1:compile (default-compile) on project FreeCRMTest: Compilation failure -> [Help 1] [ERROR]

Answer 1

I had same problem where maven compiler plugin v3.8.1 was failing in jenkins pipeline.

What fixed my issue?

In " Build Environment " menu,

Adding JAVA_HOME=<jdk path> under " Inject environment variables to the build process " fixes the issue

Answer 2

Go to Jenkins->Global Tool configuration -> "Add JDK" and give your jdk path. Problem solved!

Hopefully its gonna help someone