log4j-core has quite some Maven dependencies declared with <optional>true</optional>. E.g. Jackson.
Is that really wise? I see a risk that users of Log4j is not aware if this and will get ClassNotFoundException:s at runtime. http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-optional-and-excludes-dependencies.html -- Mikael Ståldal Chief Software Architect *Appear* Phone: +46 8 545 91 572 Email: [email protected]
