How to configure Maven to Work with JDK 1.6/JUnit4

 <build>
  <plugins>
   <plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.3.2</version>
    <configuration>
     <source>1.6</source>
     <target>1.6</target>
     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
    </configuration>
   </plugin>
  </plugins>
 </build>

 <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
                <archive>
                    <manifest>
                        <mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass>
                    </manifest>
                </archive>
                <descriptorRefs>
                    <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
                </descriptorRefs>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>



<dependency>
 <groupId>junit</groupId>
 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
 <version>4.10</version>
</dependency>
            

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