[jira] Closed: (MNG-2191) [Dependencies] Override parent dependency scope without specifying version

["Brett Porter (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

     [ http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2191?page=all ]
     
Brett Porter closed MNG-2191:
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     Assign To: Brett Porter
    Resolution: Won't Fix

please use <dependencyManagement> to assign a global version.

> [Dependencies] Override parent dependency scope without specifying version
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>          Key: MNG-2191
>          URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2191
>      Project: Maven 2
>         Type: New Feature

>   Components: Dependencies
>     Versions: 2.0.2
>     Reporter: Jacob Robertson
>     Assignee: Brett Porter
>     Priority: Minor

>
>
> In my parent pom, I have log4j listed as a runtime dependency (since log4j is discovered by commons-logging).  In the child pom, it turns out that I need to depend on it with compile scope (since I have a custom appender).  My issue is that I want to minimize the maintenance of these poms, so I'd prefer if the child pom didn't have to specify what version of log4j it depends on.  However, if I take out the version element I get "Project build error Failed to validate POM" (In the Eclipse maven2 console).  What I'm looking for is something like this
> <dependency>
> 	<groupId>log4j</groupId>
> 	<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
> 	<scope>compile</scope>
> 	<versionInheritedFromParentPom>true</versionInheritedFromParentPom>
> </dependency>
> You get the idea...

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