HI, I think ref clearly pointing you that such use is *invalid*
2009/8/11 houzecl <[email protected]> > > Usage of dependency scope is critical for project build, and I'd like to > make > sure that I can use <scope>import</scope> in a valid way. > > Maven site documentation states > ( > http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#Dependency_Scope > ): > > "import (only available in Maven 2.0.9 or later) > This scope is only used on a dependency of type pom in the > <dependencyManagement> section. It indicates that the specified POM should > be replaced with the dependencies in that POM's <dependencyManagement> > section. > > However Maven does not prevent to build a project with a pom contains > something like this, outside of the dependencyManagement section: > > <dependencies> > > <dependency> > <artifactId>pom_my_libraries</artifactId> > <groupId>company.libraries</groupId> > <type>pom</type> > <version>x.y.z-SNAPSHOT</version> > <scope>import</scope> > </dependency> > > The result is very different from inserting such a dependency within the > <dependencyManagement> section. One should think that all dependencies > specified in the imported pom would be inserted "as is" > However, it does not seem to be the case: e.g. most of the "compile" > dependencies turn to "runtime". The rules that affect transitive > dependencies does not seem to apply here. > > Therefore my questions are: > > 1) is it valid to use scope import outside of the dependencyManagement > section ? > > and if yes: > > 2) what are the rules applied on imported dependencies scopes in that case > ? > > Thanks, > > Christian-Luc > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Dependency-Scope-Usage%3A-Request-for-some-precision-tp24904584p24904584.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Regards, Alexander
