How do I exclude ALL dependencies from a dependency?

[Andrew Madu <an...@gmail.com>]

Hi,
I have a requirement to specify a dependency in my pom whilst excluding 
all of it's associated dependencies. The <exclusion> tag enables me to 
specify dependencies I do not need, but only one at a time! How do I do 
a global exclusion of a dependency?

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Regards

Andrew

Re: How do I exclude ALL dependencies from a dependency?

[Andrew Madu <an...@gmail.com>]

Hi Grzegorz,
>
> If the included artifact has some dependencies it probably means it 
> really needs them for proper running.
Correct. Until that is, you encounter a number of classpath exceptions 
due to the fact that the sub-dependencies a dependency requires already 
exist in the classpath. Under these circumstances I see no benefit in 
having to exclude the unrequired dependencies individually.

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Andrew

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Re: How do I exclude ALL dependencies from a dependency?

[Grzegorz Kossakowski <gr...@tuffmail.com>]

Andrew Madu pisze:
> Hi,
> I have a requirement to specify a dependency in my pom whilst excluding 
> all of it's associated dependencies. The <exclusion> tag enables me to 
> specify dependencies I do not need, but only one at a time! How do I do 
> a global exclusion of a dependency?

Hi Adrew,

AFAIK there is no such option but still for a good reason. Such global exclusions are usually 
dangerous and problematic in a long term.

If the included artifact has some dependencies it probably means it really needs them for proper 
running. If you want to exclude all of its dependencies it's a good sign of something wrong with 
your whole approach. Isn't it?

PS. This question belongs more to Maven's user list.

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Grzegorz Kossakowski

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