Re: copying references

2006-09-01 Thread Matt Benson
--- Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Matt Benson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All: shouldn't Ant have an e.g. task? > > We probably never felt the need for it, but why not. > I'm not sure > about the name since copy implies cloning to me. > Something with

Re: copying references

2006-08-31 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All: shouldn't Ant have an e.g. task? We probably never felt the need for it, but why not. I'm not sure about the name since copy implies cloning to me. Something with "alias" in its name? Stefan --

Re: copying references

2006-08-31 Thread Matt Benson
--- Dominique Devienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I agree it's diserable, but it's indeed not > currently possible to > override a reference and at the same time reuse the > previous > definition, if any. You can do the override alone, > albeit with a > warning. This is hurting Ant's ab

Re: copying references

2006-08-31 Thread Dominique Devienne
I agree it's diserable, but it's indeed not currently possible to override a reference and at the same time reuse the previous definition, if any. You can do the override alone, albeit with a warning. This is hurting Ant's ability to define generic and reusable build files. When I designed a

Re: copying references

2006-08-31 Thread Matt Benson
--- Dominique Devienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/31/06, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > DD, what was that task you had for doing something > > with references at a different time than Ant > normally > > would? Seems like it is attached to a BZ issue > > someplace... Do you k

Re: copying references

2006-08-31 Thread Dominique Devienne
On 8/31/06, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: DD, what was that task you had for doing something with references at a different time than Ant normally would? Seems like it is attached to a BZ issue someplace... Do you know what I'm talking about? Yes, it's called , and is indeed attached