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

[Bill Allombert]

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:15:29AM +0200, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> 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.

Hello Emmanuel,
This is the only circular dependency involving a libmaven* package, so
it is not that bad. 

Cheers,
Bill.