[MASSEMBLY-832] Consider dependency optional attribute when gather dependencies

**[Nikolas Falco](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=nfalco79)** opened **[MASSEMBLY-832](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MASSEMBLY-832?redirect=false)** and commented

In some scenario we would like to have the opportunity to skip optional dependencies

```xml

dist

zip

false



true

3rdparty
false

true



*:*:*:false:*

```

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**Affects:** 2.6

**Issue Links:**
- [HIVE-25832](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-25832) Exclude Category-X JDBC drivers from binary distribution
(_**"causes"**_)

**Remote Links:**
- [GitHub Pull Request #49
](https://github.com/apache/maven-assembly-plugin/pull/49)

2 votes, 4 watchers

No source file or test is named. Start with the moduleSets > binaries > dependencySets configuration shown in the issue and trace how the Maven Assembly Plugin gathers those dependencies; review pull request #49 for existing work. Done means optional dependencies can be excluded or included according to the supported configuration and coverage verifies the behavior.

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