[jira] [Created] (MDEP-830) Dependencies of explicit dependencies of plugins are not resolved

["Donal Fellows (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Donal Fellows created MDEP-830:
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             Summary: Dependencies of explicit dependencies of plugins are not resolved
                 Key: MDEP-830
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-830
             Project: Maven Dependency Plugin
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: resolve-plugins
    Affects Versions: 3.3.0
            Reporter: Donal Fellows


*Context:* I'm using Error Prone following the instructions [here|https://errorprone.info/docs/installation]. That involves using an added dependency of the maven compile plugin (specifically _com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core:2.15.0_ but I don't believe that that detail is so critical), where that added dependency defines an additional static checker. That plugin to the maven compiler plugin itself has its own dependencies (protobuf and a few other things; their exact identity is unimportant I believe, other than that they're not otherwise dependencies of the project).

*Problem:* When I use {_}mvn dependency:resolve-plugins{_}, the dependencies of the _error_prone_core_ maven module are not downloaded. This is rather noticeable in my continuous integration flows, where I'm using the _resolve_ and _resolve-plugins_ goals to ensure that network activity is minimised and only performed at the beginning of the workflow (to try to promote reliability).  I happen to only be defining these things in a profile, but that profile is activated at the point where the _resolve-plugins_ goal is called.

*What I want to see:* _resolve-plugins_ follow that particular rabbit hole as well, and find and download the dependencies of the dependencies of the plugin.



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