[jira] [Commented] (MNG-6681) improve documentation: dependency type = classifier(optional)+extension+additional hints

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Hudson commented on MNG-6681:
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> improve documentation: dependency type = classifier(optional)+extension+additional hints
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>                 Key: MNG-6681
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6681
>             Project: Maven
>          Issue Type: Task
>    Affects Versions: 3.6.1
>            Reporter: Hervé Boutemy
>            Assignee: Hervé Boutemy
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 3.6.2
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>          Time Spent: 20m
>  Remaining Estimate: 0h
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> Documentation for dependency type is currently misleading: [https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.6.1/maven-model/maven.html#class_dependency]
>  ??The type of dependency. While it usually represents the extension on the filename of the dependency, that is not always the case. A type can be mapped to a different extension and a classifier. The type often corresponds to the packaging used, though this is also not always the case. Some examples are jar, war, ejb-client and test-jar??
>  Reading that, people understand that type is extension
> This has to be rephrased a little bit to have people keep in mind: *A type can be mapped to an extension and a classifier (and the extension value may match the type, but not always)*
> The "While it usually represents the extension on the filename of the dependency, that is not always the case." as first explanation is totally misleading



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