--- Kevin Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/13/06, Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Matt Benson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > dare I say it, could be fun if we could find > ways to > > > make a DSL that is Ant-focused. ;) > > > > Ant is a DSL, isn't it?
Too lazy for 2 separate replies, but okay, buildfiles are a DSL but I was thinking more along the lines of a non-XML alternative. And you guys knew that. So quit giving me grief. ;) > > > > The easiest thing would be a re-implementation of > Ant in Common Lisp, > > we'd get real macros and a time-tested "scripting" > language for free. > > and we could get rid of XML: > > +1 ;) > > s-expressions are basically a 'better' xml, but > implementing Ant in > Common Lisp would be: > > a - cool > b - completely barmy (I doubt many Java developers > would touch it) > c - a good learning experience > > > > > (project :name "Ant" :default "echo" > > (target :name "echo" > > (echo :message "Hello World"))) > > > > Tasks would be functions or macros. > > > > Anyone interested in a CLISP version of Ant? I've > been thinking about > it since I read that defmacro.org article > I am so in. -Matt > Kev > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
