Have a look at transitive dependencies too (see Better builds with maven for more details).
HTH "Barrie Treloar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev 31.07.2006 11:42:46: > On 7/31/06, Roland Förther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is it possible to specify a dependency on several modules > > by a single dependency declaration (e.g. by a dependency on a parent > > pom)? > > You might want to explain more of what you are trying to do. > > Also you might want to make sure the terminology you use is correct. > It took me a while to work it out and I can't guarantee I'm 100% correct. > > A module is just a way to make building your application easier from > the command line. > It has zero effect on dependencies since in order to be a parent > module and have modules your project must be of type pom, which is > doesn't compile anything. (You do get pom.xml inheritance but that is > not the same as dependencies). Through the use of modules you can run > a single maven command at the parent level and it will also be run on > all the modules. > > A dependency is where your artifact requires the other artifact. And > with Maven 2 this is now transitive. So if artifact A depends on > artifact B, and artifact B depends on C, then artifact A will > automatically pull in C through B. You can have dependencies without > having a module. > > HTH > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
