> > I think <macrodef> would make the buildscript to a > > kind of > > macro language. People (like me :) prefer to hack a > > macrodef > > prior to invest more time to implement a real task. > > > > And then youŽll need real "variables". > > > > So are you saying you think <macrodef>s should only be > used as "real tasks" on a temporary basis?
Maybe not only. I often use them for demonstrating how something can be done inside Ant. Another possibility is task-prototyping. Therefore I thought about a compiler which transferes the macrodef to java source ... Jan
