hibernate3-maven-error

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:hibernate3-maven-plugin:3.0:hbm2
ddl (create sql schema) on project framework: There was an error creating the Ant
Run task. NullPointerException -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal or
g.codehaus.mojo:hibernate3-maven-plugin:3.0:hbm2ddl (create sql schema) on projec
t framework: There was an error creating the AntRun task.
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.
java:217)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.
java:153)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.
java:145)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProjec
t(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProjec
t(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBui
ld(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycle
Starter.java:161)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.j
ava:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccess
orImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launc
her.java:290)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java
:230)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Lau
ncher.java:409)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:3
52)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: There was an error cre
ating the AntRun task.
        at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateMojo.execute(AbstractHib
ernateMojo.java:84)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultB
uildPluginManager.java:101)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.
java:209)
        ... 19 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.DefaultPlexusConfiguration.add(Defau
ltPlexusConfiguration.java:170)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.DefaultPlexusConfiguration.addChild(
DefaultPlexusConfiguration.java:146)
        at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.util.PlexusConfigurationUtils.setHibernat
eConfiguration(PlexusConfigurationUtils.java:289)
        at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.util.PlexusConfigurationUtils.parseHibern
ateTool(PlexusConfigurationUtils.java:67)
        at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateToolMojo.getConfiguratio
n(AbstractHibernateToolMojo.java:60)
        at org.codehaus.mojo.hibernate3.AbstractHibernateMojo.execute(AbstractHib
ernateMojo.java:76)
        ... 21 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read
 the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionEx
ception
[ERROR]
[ERROR] After correcting the problems, you can resume the build with the command
[ERROR]   mvn <goals> -rf :framework