Index: D:/workspace-3.3/maven-eclipse-plugin-2.4/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ide/AbstractIdeSupportMojo.java
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--- D:/workspace-3.3/maven-eclipse-plugin-2.4/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ide/AbstractIdeSupportMojo.java	(revision 579126)
+++ D:/workspace-3.3/maven-eclipse-plugin-2.4/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ide/AbstractIdeSupportMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -453,11 +453,6 @@
     public final void execute()
         throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException
     {
-    	if ( skip )
-    	{
-    		return;
-    	}
-
         boolean processProject = setup();
         if ( !processProject )
         {
@@ -469,10 +464,16 @@
 
         resolveSourceAndJavadocArtifacts( deps );
 
-        writeConfiguration( deps );
+        if ( skip )
+        {
+            logger.info ("Skipping writing of project files.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            writeConfiguration( deps );
+        }
 
         reportMissingArtifacts();
-
     }
 
     /**