GWT Maven : Module 'xxx' may need to be (re)compiled - eclipse

Problem: Keep getting "module 'xxx' may need to be (re)compiled".
Steps:
Importing a sample GWT-Maven project into eclipse ("MobileWebApp" - from the GWT SDK).
GWT|compile the project.
Running in production mode (without the codesvr parameter, i.e. using "localhost:8888/MobileWebApp.html").
Notes:
I am fairly new to both GWT and Maven.
I read GWT module may need to be (re)compiled REDUX.
Dev mode does work (I am able to debug the application).
Detailed Steps:
Copying the "MobileWebApp" folder from the "samples" folder inside the GWT SDK (version 2.5.1) to my eclipse workspace.
Importing the project: File->Import->Existing Maven Projects (pointing to the "MobileWebApp" folder where the pom.xml exists.
Configuring the project following these steps: https://developers.google.com/eclipse/docs/faq?hl=iw#gwt_with_maven
At this point I am able to run the app as "Web Application" and debug it.
Running GWT|Compile: The nocache.js stuff is being placed in the target folder.
Now, when i try to run the app in production mode I am getting the (re)compile error.
Logs:
"DataNucleus Enhancer (version 1.1.4) : Enhancement of classes
DataNucleus Enhancer completed with success for 0 classes. Timings : input=713 ms, enhance=0 ms,
total=713 ms. Consult the log for full details
DataNucleus Enhancer completed and no classes were enhanced. Consult the log for full details"
"Compiling module com.google.gwt.sample.mobilewebapp.MobileWebApp
Validating units:
Ignored 1 unit with compilation errors in first pass.
Compile with -strict or with -logLevel set to TRACE or DEBUG to see all errors.
Compiling 6 permutations
Compiling permutation 0...
Compiling permutation 1...
Compiling permutation 2...
Compiling permutation 3...
Compiling permutation 4...
Compiling permutation 5...
Compile of permutations succeeded
Linking into D:\workspace\eclipse\MobileWebApp\target\MobileWebApp-1.0-SNAPSHOT\mobilewebapp
Invoking Linker AppCacheLinker
Be sure your landing page's tag declares a manifest:
Link succeeded
Compilation succeeded -- 152.077s"
"Initializing App Engine server
06/07/2013 20:12:33 com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger info
INFO: Logging to JettyLogger(null) via com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger
06/07/2013 20:12:33 com.google.apphosting.utils.config.AppEngineWebXmlReader readAppEngineWebXml
INFO: Successfully processed D:\workspace\eclipse\MobileWebApp\target\MobileWebApp-1.0-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
06/07/2013 20:12:33 com.google.apphosting.utils.config.AbstractConfigXmlReader readConfigXml
INFO: Successfully processed D:\workspace\eclipse\MobileWebApp\target\MobileWebApp-1.0-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF/web.xml
06/07/2013 20:12:34 com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger info
INFO: jetty-6.1.x
06/07/2013 20:12:36 com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.JettyLogger info
INFO: Started SelectChannelConnector#0.0.0.0:8888
06/07/2013 20:12:36 com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerImpl start
INFO: The server is running at localhost:8888/
06/07/2013 20:12:36 com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerImpl start
INFO: The admin console is running at localhost:8888/_ah/admin
Linking modules
Bootstrap link for command-line module 'com.google.gwt.sample.mobilewebapp.MobileWebApp'
Linking module 'mobilewebapp'
Invoking Linker AppCacheLinker
DevMode warning: Clobbering appcache.nocache.manifest to allow debugging. Recompile before deploying your app!
Be sure your landing page's tag declares a manifest:
06/07/2013 20:13:38 com.google.apphosting.utils.jetty.AppEngineAuthentication$AppEngineAuthenticator authenticate
INFO: Got /MobileWebApp.html but no one was logged in, redirecting."
Pom.xml: https://code.google.com/p/google-web-toolkit/source/browse/trunk/samples/mobilewebapp/
Thanks ahead.

Answering my own question:
1) from command: "mvn gwt:run".
2) Google|GWT compile.
P.S. As much as I am happy figuring that out (after agonizing couple of days) I would still like to know the reasons of why I have to - first lunch the app then compile it. Very strange - in my humble opinion.
offtopic: This sample app was supposed to be "offline executable" (from mobile, at the very least) - so how exactly do I test it? I tried (after running the app once or twice from mobile device, so that it will be cached) to switch to airplane mode and navigating to the app (just like he demonstrated) but, obviously(?), the server is not reachable.. Do I need to enable something specific for it to work? (my mobile device is Google-Nexus-4)

Multiple steps:
Update Project properties -> deployment Assembly using Deploy GWT maven project with eclipse deploys webapp directory instead of target/project directory
mvn clean package
mvn gwt:compile
In eclipse, click on 'GWT Compile Project' -> Advacned -> Remove '-war src/main/webapp' argument and hit compile.
Output should be like this -
Linking into target/project-1.0-SNAPSHOT/ModuleName
Now the deployment should work fine.

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Description: The web.xml file does not exist
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I got me too this warning:
No startup URLs supplied and no plausible ones found
when I have followed this gwt tutorial
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It wasn't created any of the server and client packages, I have created the client manually, as the tutorial required. The tutorial until that step doesn't say I must have a server package too. That and his configuration is missing from project.
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