Hmm, processor is not really a scope, more just a qualifier since it can be
used for compile or test scopes and even worse, often processors are
provided scope (maybe as a workaround to avoid optional but still a thing
in current maven picture).

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Le mar. 18 mars 2025 à 09:55, Martin Desruisseaux <
martin.desruisse...@geomatys.com> a écrit :

> Le 2025-03-18 à 08 h 05, Thomas Reinhardt a écrit :
> > On 17/03/2025 17:03, Matthias Bünger wrote:
> >> I'm not an IDE developer, but Maven user and mixing those two, for me
> >> independend things, will make it more confusing than simpler.
> > Spot on. Please don't mix those. Because we will end up either with
> > limited options or an explosion of all valid combinations.
> > Also, I am not concerned about a short pom.xml whatsoever. That
> > problem is solved by my IDE.
>
> I mentioned IDE, but it is not the reason for the proposal. We can
> forget IDE. The reason is conceptual. The "-processor" suffix in the
> type is conceptually a scope, and would fit naturally (I think) in the
> current Maven <scope> element.
>
>      Martin
>
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