Herve Boutemy created MNG-8712:
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Summary: improve dependency version explanation: it's a
requirement, not always effective version
Key: MNG-8712
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-8712
Project: Maven
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Dependencies, Documentation: General, POM
Affects Versions: 4.0.0-rc-3, 3.9.9
Reporter: Herve Boutemy
Assignee: Herve Boutemy
Fix For: 3.9.10, 4.0.0-rc-4
currently, POM documentation says for dependency version
https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.9/maven-model/maven.html#class_dependency
"The version of the dependency, e.g. 3.2.1. In Maven 2, this can also be
specified as a range of versions."
users don't get that it is a version requirement only: the effective version
will be resolved based on usage context, as explained more in details in
https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#Transitive_Dependencies
it's long overdue to clarify at POM level
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