<dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
    </dependency>

</dependencies>

<dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.1.Final</version>
        </dependency>


        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.solveit.crm.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>crm-core</artifactId>
            <version>${project.version}</version>
        </dependency> //this dependency is for another module, it was
                        declared at the start of the project


    </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.solveit.crm.data</groupId>
        <artifactId>crm-data</artifactId>
    </dependency>

</dependencies>

<dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.1.Final</version>
        </dependency>


        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.solveit.crm.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>crm-core</artifactId>
            <version>${project.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.solveit.crm.data</groupId>
            <artifactId>crm-data</artifactId>
            <version>${project.version}</version>
        </dependency>

    </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

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[ERROR] Internal error: java.lang.NullPointerException -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.InternalErrorException: Internal error: java.lang.NullPointerEx
ception
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:167)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:584)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:213)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:157)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Laun
cher.java:289)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.jav
a:229)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(La
uncher.java:415)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:
356)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:270)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:155)
        ... 11 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e swit
ch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please rea
d the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/InternalErrorE
xception

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[ERROR] The projects in the reactor contain a cyclic reference: Edge between 'Vertex{label='com.solveit.crm.data:crm-data:1'}' and 'Vertex{label='com.solveit.crm.core:crm-core:1'}' introduces to cycle in the graph com.solveit.crm.core:crm-core:1 --> com.solveit.crm.data:crm-data:1 --> com.solveit.crm.core:crm-core:1 -> [Help 1]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[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/ProjectCycleException