[This line](https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/modello/blob/master/modello-plugins/modello-plugin-xpp3/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/plugin/xpp3/Xpp3ExtendedWriterGenerator.java#L142) produces a ClassNotFound by default, as `InputLocation` (unqualified) does not exist within modello. This seems only to be an issue when: 1. You're using XPP (Might be a problem in other instances, haven't checked). 2. You have a field of `<type>DOM</type>` 3. You are generating extended writers. I'm unclear about what the extended writer does for me, so I've fallen back to the regular (not extended).