[MDEP-802] analyze-only fails to recognize `aws-java-sdk-core` as a compile-time dependency

**[Marius Grama](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=JIRAUSER288566)** opened **[MDEP-802](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-802?redirect=false)** and commented

The maven-dependency-plugin fails to recognize `aws-java-sdk-core` as a compile-time dependency, because we only explicitly use a class from `aws-java-sdk-glue`, which in turn extends from a class from `aws-java-sdk-core`.

 

In order to cope with this problem, we set `aws-java-sdk-core` as an ignored dependency:

 

```

                        maven-dependency-plugin
                       
                           
                               
                                com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-core
                           
                       
                   

```

 

Here is the commit showcasing the issue:

 

https://github.com/trinodb/trino/pull/11550/commits/22f227bb5721b1ea4783c6a58111ef5007f75316

 

Ideally we'd like not having to deal with this false positive problem.

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**Affects:** 3.3.0

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Start with the linked Trino commit and the maven-dependency-plugin's analyze-only behavior described in the issue. Trace why an explicitly used class from aws-java-sdk-glue does not cause aws-java-sdk-core to be recognized as compile-time, then reproduce the false positive without the ignoredDependency configuration. Done means the dependency is recognized without requiring that workaround.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.