Do optional dependencies have any effect at all, or are they purely descriptive? Do they play a role in dependency version resolution, for instance if they are the "nearest" source of a dependency? Are there issues or wiki pages regarding the design of "optional" for Maven 2.1?
(A bit off-topic, I suppose, but if Spring is going to have that many optional dependencies, I'll be having to deal with it a lot more in the future...) -Stephen On 6/20/06, Carlos Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
only one required, but all the others as optional On 6/20/06, Matt Raible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's what the Juergen had to say: > > <quote> > We tried a number of different jar file arrangements and eventually went > with the all-encompassing spring.jar for 2.0 M5, as alternative to a > combination of fine-grained jars from the "modules" directory. The mock jar > is still separate, sitting alongside either spring.jar or a combination of > fine-grained jars. The same applies to the jar that contains the AspectJ > aspects. > > The line between what's within spring.jar and what's a separate jar was just > becoming too arbitrary, with the various O/R Mapping options on the one hand > and the various web integration options on the other hand. Hence, the > current plan is so stick with the "one-big-jar versus > many-fine-grained-jars" strategy for 2.0 RC1 and final again (just like we > had it in Spring 1.2.x). > </quote> > > Because of this, it seems to me that spring-2.0-m5 should have a POM > at http://www.ibiblio.org/maven2/org/springframework/spring/2.0-m5/ > with a single dependency - commons-logging. True? > > Matt > > On 6/19/06, Carlos Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hehe, I think you have wrote to the wrong list! you have to ask Spring > > guys they are the official ones > > > > and M5 is not missing dependencies, it doesn't have pom at all! > > > > You can vote at > > http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/spring/browse/SPR-1484 > > > > I'm opening another thread to poing Maven users there > > > > On 6/19/06, Matt Raible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The spring.jar for 2.0 M4 didn't include > > > org.springframework.orm.hibernate*. The one for M5 does. The > > > spring-hibernate3.jar for M4 included Hibernate dependencies, the one > > > for M5 does not. Which is the correct way moving forward? Which way > > > will it be in 2.0 Final? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I could give you my word as a Spaniard. > > No good. I've known too many Spaniards. > > -- The Princess Bride > > > -- I could give you my word as a Spaniard. No good. I've known too many Spaniards. -- The Princess Bride --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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