> thanks, so there is absolutely no way to rid every single pom.xml with some > reference to junit for example?
I guess I still don't know what your objective is. Surefire is in the super pom (in Maven's jars), so *all* poms will have a reference to it, directly or inherited. If you make a new project with a nearly empty pom and try "mvn help:effective-pom", you'll see Surefire in it. As for JUnit, Surefire knows how to run JUnit tests, but it doesn't explicitly depend on JUnit, so you'll need to include a reference to it at least in the top parent's pom files and it should be inherited by the children. So no, you don't need to include junit in "every single pom.xml". I think you need to make some sample projects and play around with help:effective-pom to see how it all works, then come back with specific questions if you have any. Wayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
