Bug#963884: libmaven-plugin-tools-java: circular dependency with libsurefire-java

[Emmanuel Bourg]

Le 28/06/2020 à 16:49, Bill Allombert a écrit :

> There is a circular dependency between libmaven-plugin-tools-java and
> libsurefire-java:
> 
> libmaven-plugin-tools-java 	:Depends: libsurefire-java (>= 2.22.1)
> libsurefire-java 	:Depends: libmaven-plugin-tools-java (>= 3.6.0)
> 
> Circular dependencies are known to cause problems during upgrade, so we
> should try to avoid them.

Hi Bill,

There are many circular dependencies in the Maven ecosystem. I don't
think this is really an issue though, none of these libraries have
maintainer scripts that may trigger an issue during upgrades.

Emmanuel Bourg