On Mar 27, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Dan Diephouse wrote:
By splitting up the different modules in Maven we're ensuring that
we don't
inadvertently depend on things which we shouldn't, which helps you
the end
user by reducing the number of dependencies. For instance, by
separating out
the JAX-WS module, we're able to ensure that we don't force a user
to have a
dependency on the JAX-WS jars. If you're just using the simple pojo
frontend, this significantly reduces your dependency list.
Sure, I understand this (and it's a good thing), my point is that
this is completely orthogonal to artifacts produced. Build layout
does not dictate end jars!