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Hervé Boutemy updated MNG-6681:
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Summary: improve documentation: dependency type = file
classifier(optional)+extension + additional hints on dependency feature (was:
improve documentation: dependency type =
classifier(optional)+extension+additional hints)
> improve documentation: dependency type = file classifier(optional)+extension
> + additional hints on dependency feature
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> Key: MNG-6681
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6681
> Project: Maven
> Issue Type: Task
> Affects Versions: 3.6.1
> Reporter: Hervé Boutemy
> Assignee: Hervé Boutemy
> Priority: Major
> Fix For: 3.6.2
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> Time Spent: 20m
> Remaining Estimate: 0h
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> Documentation for dependency type is currently misleading:
> [https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.6.1/maven-model/maven.html#class_dependency]
> ??The type of dependency. While it usually represents the extension on the
> filename of the dependency, that is not always the case. A type can be mapped
> to a different extension and a classifier. The type often corresponds to the
> packaging used, though this is also not always the case. Some examples are
> jar, war, ejb-client and test-jar??
> Reading that, people understand that type is extension
> This has to be rephrased a little bit to have people keep in mind: *A type
> can be mapped to an extension and a classifier (and the extension value may
> match the type, but not always)*
> The "While it usually represents the extension on the filename of the
> dependency, that is not always the case." as first explanation is totally
> misleading
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