+1 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Topping [mailto:topp...@codehaus.org] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 3:49 PM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Figuring out the proper Maven dependency setting > > > On Nov 10, 2010, at 3:40 PM, marshall wrote: > > > Hi; > > This is probably a beginner question, but I thought it was > worth posing because it is frequently very frustrating when > working with Maven. > > Is there a clear way to know which particular dependencies > Maven requires, when working with a set of jars/libraries? > > This isn't as much a Maven question as it is a question on > the organizations that package the dependencies, but here's > some info. Dependencies typically depend on other > dependencies, and one eventually gets a transitive closure of > dependencies. You can see this in your build by running 'mvn > dependency:tree'. This will show you a tree of who is pulling > in what, and help make decisions on what to pull in at the > top level and what you can ignore. > > For instance, if you used to pull in asm for use with > Hibernate, you can stop doing that, because the Hibernate > dependency you choose will know better what exact version it > was compiled at. If you need a specific version of asm for > your own needs, this is where things get more complicated. > > These problems existed before Maven though. Maven just gives > you a bigger, more efficient gun to shoot yourself in the foot with. > > Hope that helps... > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >
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