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Carlin Scott commented on MNG-4444: ----------------------------------- According to Maven documentation: {quote} *test* This scope indicates that the dependency is not required for normal use of the application, and is only available for the +test compilation+ and execution phases. {quote} http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#Dependency_Scope So if my plugin is only needed for test compilation, shouldn't I use the test scope? > Unable to use "test" scope dependencies > --------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-4444 > URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4444 > Project: Maven 2 & 3 > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Dependencies > Affects Versions: 3.0-alpha-3 > Reporter: Andrei Solntsev > Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann > Priority: Blocker > > Maven build fails with the following error message: > "[ERROR] The project bla.bla-SNAPSHOT (C:\bla\pom.xml) has 1 error > [ERROR] > 'build.plugins.plugin[org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin].dependencies.dependency.scope' > must be one of [compile, runtime, system] for org.testng:testng:jar:jdk15 > but is 'test'. > Maven2.* build this project without problems. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://jira.codehaus.org/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira