**[Christoph Läubrich](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=laeubi)** opened **[MDEP-838](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-838?redirect=false)** and commented Today in a build i get the error > Artifact has not been packaged yet. When used on reactor artifact, copy should be executed after packaging: see MDEP-187 So I know something is wrong but ... The error message should at best include 1. The "not packed artifact" 2. The possible location / reactor project 3. Probably **why** it is not considered as packed (e.g does it has no artifact file? Is it a directory? Something else?) --- **Affects:** 3.6.1 **Remote Links:** - [GitHub Pull Request #412 ](https://github.com/apache/maven-dependency-plugin/pull/412)