[logback-dev] Expanding version99 repository

[ceki]

On 03.08.2012 12:23, Robert Elliot wrote:

Hi Robert,

 > Would there be any appetite for adding other jars to version99.qos.ch?

Appetite? No. However, it's something we can support (please read on).

 > There are various jars in maven central that are composites of other
 > jars.  Maven's transitive dependency behaviour makes it very difficult
 > to prevent those composite jars creeping on to the classpath,
 > introducing multiple different versions of the same class.  For
 > example, if you want to use hamcrest 1.3 with junit 4.10 you can do so
 > by bringing in junit:junit-dep:4.10 and
 > org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3; however, it only requires one
 > transitive dependency to bring in junit:junit:4.7 (which combines the
 > classes from junit:junit-dep:4.7 and org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.2)
 > and it's going to be random whether you get the 4.10 or the 4.7
 > versions of the junit classes and the 1.2 or 1.3 versions of the
 > hamcrest classes.

While I understand what you are trying to explain I don't see how it
matches what is effectively found in junit jar files. For example,
both junit:junit:4.7 and 4.10 contain classes from the org.hamcrest
package. What am I missing?

 > A junit:junit:99-empty in version99.qos.ch would solve this issue.
 >
 > Bit cheeky to piggy back on qos.ch, but it would be very useful...

Yes, it would be cheeky bordering on rude. I am for publishing
junit:junit:99-empty but only if the Junit folks *officially* sanction
it.

In any case, I very much appreciate the proposal.

Best regards,

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