Re: How does maven internally manages package dependency?

2016-06-16 Thread Curtis Rueden
> Maven does manage dependencies at the package level By which I meant "Maven does _not_ manage dependencies at the package level" On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Curtis Rueden wrote: > I almost responded to this question with "Maven does manage dependencies > at the

Re: How does maven internally manages package dependency?

2016-06-16 Thread Curtis Rueden
I almost responded to this question with "Maven does manage dependencies at the package level. Use OSGi for that." But then I realized that Debraj is specifically asking about how the Maven project itself keeps track of its package interdependencies. Debraj, I am an outsider, so do not know for

Re: How does maven internally manages package dependency?

2016-06-16 Thread Benson Margulies
What do you mean by 'manage package dependencies'? By 'package' do you mean 'java package' (e.g. com.foo.bar), or do you mean an artifact in the dependency graph? Maven is open source. If you want to learn how it works, you need to read the code. If you want to learn how to use it, the sonatype