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If using extended characters, be sure server configuration includes URIEncoding="UTF-8 " in the Connector definition.
Maven
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Maven 2.0.9 or later is required. Download the latest Maven 2.x binary and install following bundled instructions. The "mvn" command must be on your path. The version of Maven we currently recommend is found on Developer Setup.
If you run into java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space during mvn's e.g. javac invocation, an "export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx512m" helps, best appended to your ~/.profile file.
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