On 13/12/2011, at 2:42 AM, Steve Ebersole wrote:
> If I understand the request properly, "pinned versions" are accomplished in
> Maven using <dependencyManagement/> as distinct from <dependencies/>...
No, Maven dependencyManagement is a shortcut technique for working with
multiple POMs. When the POMs are expanded, any <dependencies> with missing
versions get their version specification from the <dependencyManagement>
(normally supplied in a 'parent' POM). The primary use of
<dependencyManagement> is to make sure that all dependencies within a project
are consistent.
You can see this expansion effect using 'mvn help:effective-pom'
The semantics of the version specification are the same, wether they are in the
<dependency> or <dependencyManagement> section.
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