Issue description:

Even though JEI needs no particular load order with respect to JEI (JEI classloads RS's compat classes via annotations), the dependencies string has an unnecessary "after:jei@[4.3.0,);" tacked onto the end. While this doesn't actually create a hard dependency, when JEI is present, it enforces a fairly strict version restriction. In reality, the JEI API is stable enough that any JEI for the same minecraft version should interpret RS information correctly.

What happens:

Running an empty environment with just the latest RefinedStorage, and any JEI 4.2.x version, causes the Minecraft load process to halt, citing RefinedStorage's "need" for newer JEI.

What you expected to happen:

RefinedStorage was expected to have no special dependency on JEI.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set up a Forge 2282+ Minecraft environment
2. Put RefinedStorage 1.4.4 or newer into the Mods folder
3. Put JEI 4.2.6.235 into the Mods folder
4. Run Minecraft. The game will halt unexpectedly.

Version (Make sure you are on the latest version before reporting):

• Minecraft: 1.11.2
• Forge: 13.20.0.2282
• Refined Storage: 1.4.4

Does this issue occur on a server? Unknown

If a (crash)log is relevant for this issue, link it here:

n/a

Known workarounds

Updating JEI to the most recent version (obviously) removes the problem

Ummm, RS uses new JEI api methods, replacing deprecated ones from JEI 4.2. If I would be using those on a 4.2 installation, you'll crash.

I don't specify version constraints without reason...

(To be fair, a lot of people do.)

Do what?

Add useless version constraints.

Sure, but does that make this issue any more valid?

...no, and I'm not entirely sure why I replied. Ignore me.