With hindsight, adding support for Maven-style exclusions to this plugin was a mistake. It's easily the most complex part of the code and has had a number of performance problems over the years. Strictly speaking, it also isn't really related to dependency management. In its place, users should use one of Gradle's existing mechanisms for excluding dependencies.
With hindsight, adding support for Maven-style exclusions to this plugin was a mistake. It's easily the most complex part of the code and has had a number of performance problems over the years. Strictly speaking, it also isn't really related to dependency management. In its place, users should use one of Gradle's existing mechanisms for excluding dependencies.