On 1/14/08, Wolfgang Häfelinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Q1: Does everyone agree that adding before/after to target to Ant 1.8 > > is useful and should be done before (in conjunction of) creating > > generic build files? > > could you please explain why you see a need for target attributes "before" > and "after" rather than following the Macro path I proposed?
I guess because I think in terms of targets and not macros. I've used macros, but to define new "tasks", not to control the structure of the build itself. For that, targets and dependencies are the building blocks IMHO. At this point I don't understand the macro approach that you advocate, and even if it worked, I'd argue that it may not be the "natural" way to add the flexibility we have been discussing about. Could very well be that I'm wrong, but at this point it's my thinking. The fact that your macro approach to extensibility works without changes to Ant is nice but not a strong-enough point to me, if it feels less natural that the before/after target approach that would require changes in Ant. I.e. I care more about the user friendliness and doing it in a simple and natural way, than the implementation details. --DD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
