optional config for library dependency maps to incorrect scope

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"optional" config for library dependency is just a flag and shouldn't really map to a scope.

For example, having the following as library dependency:

libraryDependencies ++= "com.h2database" % "h2" % "1.2.147" % "optional"

results in the relevant dependency section as thus:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
  <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
  <version>1.2.147</version>
  <scope>optional</scope>
  <optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

Per Maven's POM Reference, the scope is not a valid one. In this particular case, it should have been <scope>compile</scope> (the default).

This also means that the following rare and edge case is actually valid:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
  <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
  <version>1.2.147</version>
  <scope>runtime</scope>
  <optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

But there isn't a way to add such a dependency because "runtime" and "optional" are both treated as Configuration, and multiple Configurations are not allowed.

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