To install the Cactus Maven Plugin (all on one line): $ maven plugin:download -DgroupId=cactus -DartifactId=cactus-maven -Dversion=1.7 To build and run the Cactus tests: 1. Create a file called build.properties (or reuse the one you have) in the top level of Struts EL. 2. Add a line (as shown below) that points to your local install of any supported server. See http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus/integration/maven/ for more details. build.properties ---------------- cactus.home.tomcat5x = D:/home/jmitchell/apache_home/jakarta-tomcat-5.0.28 3. Execute the following: (this assumes you have Maven installed) $ maven cactus:test