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provided-scope dependencies can really behave differently for some packagings, so they should be shown distinct from regular compile-scope dependencies in the project UI.
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue. Thanks for your cooperation, NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss