[jira] (MNG-5227) The 'optional' flag of a dependency should be manageable.

["Christian Schulte (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

Christian Schulte created MNG-5227:
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             Summary: The 'optional' flag of a dependency should be manageable.
                 Key: MNG-5227
                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5227
             Project: Maven 2 & 3
          Issue Type: Wish
          Components: Artifacts and Repositories
    Affects Versions: 3.0.3
            Reporter: Christian Schulte
            Priority: Minor


{code}
<dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>groupId</groupId>
      <artifactId>artifactId</artifactId>
      <version>version</version>
      <optional>false</optional> <!-- Ignored by Maven 2 & 3 in dependency management. -->
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
{code}


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