[m2] are optional dependencies implemented?

[Dave Brondsema]

I have a POM that declares some optional dependencies, like this:

    <dependency>
      <groupId>xerces</groupId>
      <artifactId>xerces</artifactId>
      <version>2.0.2</version>
      <optional/>
    </dependency>

These are getting included as a transitive dependency.  Am I doing
something wrong or is <optional/> unimplemented?

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Dave Brondsema
Software Developer
Cornerstone University

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