On 18 May 2010 04:11, Jesse Glick <jesse.gl...@oracle.com> wrote:
> Should the Ant source tree (src/main/ and perhaps also src/tests/) be split > into subtrees? > > [ ] No, leave it the way it is - one big tree, using <selector> to > conditionally compile pieces and route classes to various JARs. > > [X] Yes, split it into subtrees, where each tree maps to an output JAR, may > have its own classpath, and is compiled completely or not at all. > > > And while we're at it: > > Should ant.jar and ant-nodeps.jar be consolidated? > > [ ] No, leave these as two JAR outputs (and two subtrees if the first > proposal is accepted). > > [X] Yes, merge them into one ant.jar (and one subtree " " " " " "), to > include all tasks and types with no linkage-level deps on 3rd-party > libraries (even if there is an implicit dep on a 3rd-party tool such as > Perforce), and remove the "Core" vs. "Optional" distinction in the manual. > > > (Could prepare these changes on a branch if people would rather look at the > result before voting.) > > Gilles Scokart
