Currently, our build uses a modified distribution of Ant - all the optional libraries we need are bundled into the lib directory. We use a similarly modified version of Eclipse (i.e. the Ant part has the same changes made).
Needless to say, this is somewhat suboptimal. I want to move to a system where we can change versions of Ant and Eclipse easily, without having to perform the modifications again. With imports, this isn't too hard (because I can have our own "lib" directory with a taskdefs.xml project which can be imported from any build which needs them). I believe this should solve our problems for everything *except* for Junit. None of the solutions in the FAQ seem very satisfactory to me, unfortunately - they're not upgrade-friendly. Here are my ideas: 1) Copy the JUnit jar file into ant/lib if it's not there already, and document the fact that tests won't work first time. 2) Remove ant-junit.jar from ant/lib if it's there, and document the fact that tests won't work the first time. 3) Tell everyone to have an ANT_OPTS environment variable of "-lib xxx" Again, none of these are terribly appealing, but at least they don't require changing stock installations beyond what is possible within a build file itself. Of course, they *do* require knowing where the ant/lib directory is - is there a recommended way of knowing that? Possibly modifying the stock Ant just to remove ant-junit.jar is the way forward. (I prefer this to adding the junit jar file to ant/lib, as that makes it harder to change versions of Junit.) For Eclipse, I can modify our "template workspace" to give Ant an extra global entry to the JUnit jar file. That shouldn't be too bad. Jon Skeet Senior Software Engineer CLEARSWIFT The MIMEsweeper Company DDI: +44 (0) 1189 038 109 Mobile: +44 (0) 7970 158 865 Switchboard: +44 (0) 1189 038 903 Fax: +44 (0) 1189 039 000 Web: www.clearswift.com Clearswift monitors, controls and protects all its messaging traffic in compliance with its corporate email policy using Clearswift products. Find out more about Clearswift, its solutions and services at http://www.clearswift.com This communication is confidential and may contain privileged information intended solely for the named addressee(s). It may not be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been sent. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this message are those of the individual sender and not of Clearswift. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Clearswift by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoting the sender and delete the message and any attached documents. Clearswift accepts no liability or responsibility for any onward transmission or use of emails and attachments having left the Clearswift domain. This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for Content Security threats, including computer viruses. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
