[GitHub] [maven-site] michael-o commented on a change in pull request #191: docs: system dependencies are not always available

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michael-o commented on a change in pull request #191:
URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-site/pull/191#discussion_r465301282



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File path: content/apt/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.apt
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@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ Introduction to the Dependency Mechanism
    unit tests (src/test/java) but not in the model code (src/main/java).
 
  * <<system>>\
-   This scope is similar to <<<provided>>> except that you have to provide the JAR
-   which contains it explicitly. The artifact is always available and is not
-   looked up in a repository.
+   Maven does not add system-scoped dependencies to any classpath.

Review comment:
       If it is not added to a classpath, what's the point in having them?




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