new DefaultDependencyArtifactDescriptor(dd, dd.getDependencyId().getName(),
type, ext, null, extraAtt);
// here we have to assume a type and ext for the artifact, so this is a limitation
// compared to how m2 behave with classifiers
String optionalizedScope = dep.isOptional() ? "optional" : scope;
dd.addDependencyArtifact(optionalizedScope, depArtifact);
}
// experimentation shows the following, excluded modules are
// inherited from parent POMs if either of the following is true:
// the <exclusions> element is missing or the <exclusions> element