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Christian Schulte closed MNG-5632.
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Resolution: Duplicate
> Optional tag in dependencyManagement not inherited - disallow and/or document
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> Key: MNG-5632
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5632
> Project: Maven
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Affects Versions: 3.1.1, 3.2.1
> Reporter: Sebastian Leske
> Priority: Minor
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> As explained in MNG-1630 adn MNG-4600, specifying
> {code}
> <optional>true</optional>
> {code}
> in dependencyManagement has no effect. "optional" only takes effect when
> specified directly in the "dependencies" section of the POM.
> However, this is not documented anywhere, and rather unexpected, because both
> version and scope can be set from dependencyManagement.
> If the current behaviour is intentional, it should be documented. Ideally,
> Maven should also disallow the use of "<optional>" in dependencyManagement
> (or at least issue a warning).
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