libraryDependencies += dependency from "some url" not working with sbt version 1.4.5

[logicpluscode]

[Simplified example]
https://github.com/logicpluscode/ReproduceSbtFetchDependencyIssue

[DESCRIPTION]

This is a simplified example to reproduce below problem statement :-
libraryDependencies += "dependency" from "some url"
successfully downloads dependency if sbt.version is 1.2.8 in project/build.properties,
but dependency is not downloaded, if sbt.version is 1.4.5 in project/build.properties.

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[STEPS]

Step 1] simplified jar is required, that can be fetched from a http url.

Step 2] one sbt project build.sbt is required with dependency on above simplified jar

libraryDependencies += "dependency" from "url of simplified jar"

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[PROJECT]

Step 1 :-
There is a multi-module sbt project DependencyAndService with
first module Dependency from which sample jar will be created, and
second module Service, that will be used to serve jar over http.

sbt clean compile run
from DependencyAndService directory will create sample dependency
and start service to serve jar over http.

Step 2 :-
load SbtFromDependency sbt project in intelllij and verify that
"example" % "dependency" % "0.0.1" is not there in External libraries

Now, modify sbt.version to 1.2.8 in SbtFromDependency/project/build.properties and verify that
"example" % "dependency" % "0.0.1" is there in External libraries

[eed3si9n]

@logicpluscode Thanks for the report and repro project. Could you also report this to coursier/coursier since it looks like a dependency resolution problem on the Coursier side, and I don't know if there's much we can do on sbt's side beyond suggesting maybe you do useCoursier := false for the affected subprojects.

Also this is possibly a duplicate of #5418

[bpossolo]

just wanted to voice that coursier has lots of problems so the useCoursier := false feature is very helpful

[rkq5411]

useCoursier := false
Helps to resolve the issue, though build is slow, tested for sbt version 1.5.5.