[MRESOLVER-192] Remove support for reading POMs

**[Michael Osipov](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=michael-o)** opened **[MRESOLVER-192](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRESOLVER-192?redirect=false)** and commented

Since we don't want and cannot to keep up how Maven handles data over to Resolver, users are strongly advised to use Maven if they want to resolve POMs and not Maven Resolver Ant Tasks. This code part will be removed.

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**Affects:** ant-tasks-1.3.1

**Issue Links:**
- [MRESOLVER-98](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRESOLVER-98) resolver ant task doesn't appear to obey dependencyManagement
(_**"supercedes"**_)

**Remote Links:**
- [GitHub Pull Request #1376
](https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/issues/1376)

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No file or test is named. Start by reviewing GitHub Pull Request #1376 and locating the Ant Tasks code that reads POMs; inspect the related tests and references before assessing the removal. Done means POM reading is no longer supported without breaking the remaining Ant task behavior.

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