gnodet commented on PR #2257: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven/pull/2257#issuecomment-2802409089
> Am unsure about this PR. The and and only reason why it exists is explained in issue, but in short, the "a:b:c" string is _usually implied_ to be GAV, but is also _overloaded_ in Maven as, while many times it _is_ GAV, sometimes is not, but muscle reflex will read it as GAV, and this will cause issues and derailment later on. > > Maybe all we need is "just" change the syntax in case of GAT to something else? Like `G:A:V` vs `G:A@T` **in the message only**? To make it visually apparent "is not GAV"? It would make sense to make sure we use a single syntax everywhere. Not sure that `G:A@T` would be appropriate, as we sometime use the full syntax `G:A:V:T:E` I think. So in this case, maybe `G:A::T` Another problem would be goals... -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
