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Siam Rafiee commented on MNG-4675: ---------------------------------- This issue on StackOverflow seems related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1396901/maven-dependency-within-dependency-with-different-scope > Compile scoped dependencies replaced by test > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-4675 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4675 > Project: Maven 2 & 3 > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Dependencies > Affects Versions: 2.2.1 > Environment: Windows XP > Reporter: Siam Rafiee > > Maven doesn't consider scopes correctly when applying the "nearest > definition" rule on competing dependency definitions. > We experienced an issue where a transitive compile time dependency on antlr > was clobbered to test scope since a test framework artifact (at test scope) > had also declared a dependency on antlr. > <dependencies> > <dependency> > <!-- some dependency that transitively pulls in antlr 3 levels deep --> > <scope>compile</scope> > </dependency> > <dependency> > <!-- some test framework dependency that transitively pulls in antlr 2 levels > deep --> > <scope>test</scope> > </dependency> > </dependencies> > Since the test framework pulls in antlr at a shallower depth, it takes > priority, but also clobbers antlr's scope to 'test'. Thus, the first declared > library will now fail to function correctly at runtime since the required > antlr jar hasn't been packaged. > Since the module is unaware whether it needs antlr at all, it doesn't make > sense for it to declare it directly as a dependency or even in a dependency > management section. > If a module requires an artifact at compile time at any depth, the scope > should default to 'compile', and not be replaced by 'test' by competing > dependency definitions. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
