title: maven build error
body: <p>I am very much new to maven. I downloaded the maven 2.0.11 version and installed it on my 32bit redhat linux along with JDK 1.4</p>
  
  <p>After installation I have configured the proxy settings. When I try to run command <code>mvn install</code> downlaod of some repository(org) is successful but then it fails with build error as below :</p>
  
  <pre><code>[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------   
  [ERROR] BUILD ERROR   
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------   
  [INFO] Cannot execute mojo: resources. It requires a project with an existing pom.xml, but the build is not using one.   
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------   
  [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch   
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------   
  [INFO] Total time: 16 second
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What does this error mean ? and what configuration I am missing ?<br>
  How can I downlaod the complete repository ?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,</p>