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Hockchai Lim updated MWAR-351:
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Summary: Optional dependency not being included in the WEB-INF/lib folder
(was: Optional dependency to being added to the WEB-INF/lib folder)
> Optional dependency not being included in the WEB-INF/lib folder
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> Key: MWAR-351
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MWAR-351
> Project: Maven WAR Plugin
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 2.2
> Reporter: Hockchai Lim
> Priority: Minor
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> I've a maven web module that has several dependencies that are declared with
> <optional>true</optional> in pom.xml. For example:
> <dependency>
> <groupId>log4j</groupId>
> <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
> <optional>true</optional>
> </dependency>
> When performing packaging of this project, Maven WAR Plugin is not including
> those optional dependencies to the WEB-INF/lib folder, which I think is
> incorrect. According to
> https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-optional-and-excludes-dependencies.html,
> optional dependency should work like transitive dependency for this web
> module. Optional dependency should only be ignored on projects/modules that
> reference this web modle.
> Below is the relevant sections from
> https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-optional-and-excludes-dependencies.html
> link:
> How do optional dependencies work?
> Project-A -> Project-B
> The diagram above says that Project-A depends on Project-B. When A declares B
> as an optional dependency in its POM, this relationship remains unchanged.
> Its just like a normal build where Project-B will be added in its classpath.
> Project-X -> Project-A
> But when another project(Project-X) declares Project-A as a dependency in its
> POM, the optional dependency takes effect. You'll notice that Project-B is
> not included in the classpath of Project-X; you will need to declare it
> directly in your POM in order for B to be included in X's classpath.
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