> Maven does manage dependencies at the package level By which I meant "Maven does _not_ manage dependencies at the package level"
On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Curtis Rueden <ctrue...@wisc.edu> wrote: > I almost responded to this question with "Maven does manage dependencies > at the package level. Use OSGi for that." But then I realized that Debraj > is specifically asking about how the Maven project itself keeps track of > its package interdependencies. > > Debraj, I am an outsider, so do not know for certain, but my guess is that > it is ad hoc. In other words: they probably don't. Various Maven artifacts > probably just add dependencies and use whatever classes are available in > them. It is possible (likely?) that someone(s) have used package analysis > tools in the past to check the package interdependencies, but I would be > surprised if there is any sort of formal tooling in place surrounding that. > > I agree with Benson that you could probably find out if you delve into the > POMs, since any such formal tooling would likely be codified in there > somehow, e.g. in a profile. > > Regards, > Curtis > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> What do you mean by 'manage package dependencies'? By 'package' do you >> mean 'java package' (e.g. com.foo.bar), or do you mean an artifact in >> the dependency graph? >> >> Maven is open source. If you want to learn how it works, you need to >> read the code. >> >> If you want to learn how to use it, the sonatype online book is useful. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Debraj Manna <subharaj.ma...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Can some let me know how does maven internally manages package >> dependency? >> > Is there any architecture diagram available on the net for the same? I >> also >> > asked this in Quora >> > <https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-does-Apache-Maven-work-internally> >> but >> > did not get any response their nor I am able to find any suitable >> resources >> > in the web that explains the working of maven and even better if I can >> find >> > some class diagram? >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org >> >> >
