Re: [aether-users] Versioning fun with Aether milestones

[Benjamin Bentmann <bentmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andreas Sewe wrote:

> So, is there a technical reason for requiring version 1.4 of
> com.google.inject and thus beta software? If not, would it be possible
> to re-release org.eclipse.aether.maven with a broader version range
> (that imports only things in, say, Orbit).

Maybe.

> >      org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations; version="0.0.0" <org.eclipse.m2e.maven.runtime_1.5.0.20140319-1741 [306]>
>
> Oh, lest I forget: there is another import that currently cannot be
> satisfied from Orbit.
>
> Again, is there another bundle offering this package that is not
> org.eclipse.m2e.maven.runtime?

Not that I know about.

> it is crucial [...] that
> all necessary dependencies are available via p2 (ideally Orbit).

Agreed, and I argue that this is already the case: The two packages you 
mention here are both marked with "resolution:=optional" which AFAIU 
translates to not "necessary".


Benjamin