> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 January 2005 23:26 > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: Ant should have an ext directory > > "Robert r. Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Yeah, but I don't think this is what the question was about. > > I understood that. > > > It would be nice to have a place to put the (global) ant extensions > > you are using to keep them separate from the main/default ant > > libraries to help with file management, etc... The best I can think > > of: Create an ext directory in a central location, then use a build > > process to merge it with a base ANT install; then copy the results > > out to everyone in your department. Not as nice as if ANT supported > > this directly, but it might help. > > This is seemingly what Maven offers, was my point. I guess one could > say ant should offer it, but the impetus of the Maven project is ant. > Maven (from what I've read and talked to others about) offers a way to > have a server host all of a project's libraries, with different > versions, and then an xml file describes what libraries they want. No > sticking the libs in source control for checkout, no shared folders of > libraries without control over their sources. No worrys of which > versions you might have. Instead, describe your needs in an xml file > ant let Maven take care of putting them where they should be.
However - the maven support for ant is not so up-to-date. From what I understand Maven does not support the 1.6 series. Stephen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
