gistfile1.xml

    <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
        <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>compile</id>
            <phase>compile</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>features-generate-descriptor</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>