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ASF GitHub Bot commented on MNG-7879: ------------------------------------- gnodet merged PR #1242: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven/pull/1242 > Add a new BOM packaging > ----------------------- > > Key: MNG-7879 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-7879 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: Guillaume Nodet > Assignee: Guillaume Nodet > Priority: Major > Fix For: 4.0.0-alpha-8 > > > The BOM packaging provides a way for Maven to differentiate parent POMs from > BOMs. This is required in order to be able to reduce the consumer POM : > BOMs' POMs can be reduced easily as all the build time information is > irrelevant, however parent POMs must preserve all build time information. > In order to preserve compatibility, the BOM package will be translated into a > POM packaging at publication time. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)