Declare dependency in section even if dependency not used everywhere?

Question

We\'re using maven 2.1.0. I have multiple modules that are completely separate, but still have many common dependencies. Like log4J, but some modules don\'t need it. I am wond

Answer 1

In a multi-module project I place any common dependencies in the element of the parent pom.xml. I'm not sure if this would be best practice if the modules were not related to the same project though.