"adrian(a)jboss.org" wrote : If you depend upon a jbossas sub-project then you are doing it wrong. Circular dependency anyone? :-) This is the pattern we'd laid out. We avoid circular dependency by: ( -> == "Depends on") * EJB3 -> AS Components * AS -> AS Components, EJB3 ...where AS itself is just an Assembly of modules. No AS Components may depend on any AS Component Consumer (ie. EJB3). "adrian(a)jboss.org" wrote : Your dependency should be on the integration-spi (which should not change) not implementation details. Yes, I'd like to see more use of the integration project for well-defined SPIs between modules/projects, but for now it's one step at a time. Else we'll never release anything. The goal is to keep untangling interdependent modules; I'd like to see the day when we have enough separation that the monolithic structure of AS can disintegrate. "adrian(a)jboss.org" wrote : But then again, the aspects project is an abortion anyway I've been complaining about it for years :-( Was just an example, but you get the point. :) S, ALR View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4138146#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...