The following build configuration shows how to compile all jrxml files using jasperreports-2.0.5 at default location (ie src/main/jasperreports ), and place the output files under target/jasper directory to be picked up by maven as a resource directory.
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>jasperreports</groupId>
<artifactId>jasperreports</artifactId>
<version>2.0.5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
</resource>
<resource>
<directory>target/jasper</directory>
</resource>
</resources>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>jasperreports-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/jasper</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile-reports</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>jasperreports</groupId>
<artifactId>jasperreports</artifactId>
<version>2.0.5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>