Just released a new version of the latex-maven-plugin Maven plugin.
This release is a very minor one, adding just one option: dummyBuild
With this new option, you can create dummy PDF files without having to have LaTeX installed on your system.
But why create dummy files? Why not just skip the build? Well, some build setups (eg using the assembly plugin) require files to be present and fail if not at least one provided. With this approach you can complete the build now without having to install LaTeX on your system.