maven - Difference between 'plugin' section and 'dependency' section in pom. Which one to use when? -
while searching maven-check-style plugin information online found can added both <dependency> tag this:
<dependency> <groupid>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupid> <artifactid>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactid> <version>2.5</version> </dependency> and under <plugins> tag this:
<reporting> <plugins> <plugin> <groupid>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupid> <artifactid>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactid> <configuration> <configlocation>config/sun_checks.xml</configlocation> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> </reporting> i know difference between each , 1 use when. please guide.
as far know, plugins artifacts, can added dependency project. adding plugin artifact dependency, doesnt bind execution phase of maven build, therefore cannot executed.
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