*        completely.</li>
     *   <li> otherwise, use the default value for mergeSelf, which is true...this is the same as specifying
     *        'combine.self' == 'merge' as an attribute of the dominant root node.</li>
     *   </ol></li>
     * <li> If mergeSelf == true
     *   <ol type="A">

            this case, you want the user to modify {@code <build><finalName/></build>} rather
            than specifying a value for finalName directly in the plugin configuration section. It is also useful to
            ensure that - for example - a List-typed parameter which expects items of type Artifact doesn't get a List