>> Maybe not in this case, but if the dependency is then updated AIUI >> using shading would prevent the user from updating the dependency >> independently. > > This is my understanding as well. I've also been told packagers - those > people that create RPMs or debs or ... - don't like shaded dependencies > for the same reason.
Such independent updates might be of interest with bigger libraries but in cases like this I would prefer to keep compress without dependencies. You have to find a middle ground for these kind of things. After all shading is what helps to prevent jar hell. ...but anyway - I am not religious about this. Just trust your gut, Stefan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
