> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berin Loritsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2001 1:50 pm
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Build.xml standardization
>
>
> "Morrison, John" wrote:
> >
> > I've dummied up a build.xml file. Is this what people are
> thinking off...?
> >
> > Comments appreciated.
>
> I think you got the whole thing. My comments follow (mostly
> clarifications).
>
> You have one thing I would change:
>
> <property file="~/.ant.properties"/>
>
> The tilde technically only works in Unix (or Cygwin). You
> would have to alter
> it like this:
>
> <property file="${user.dir}/.ant.properties"/>
>
> ("user.dir" is a system property set by the JVM)
Good point. Habit :)
> Also, we might want to specify the property
> "build.deprecation" for deprecation
> information during compilation. Projects are free to choose
> their own default
> for that one.
>
>
> Regarding your comment in the "distclean" about "Delete
> what?". There are some
> projects that generate announcements and place the generated
> announcement at the
> base.dir of the project. There is also the distribution
> folders that may have
> been left over after an "ant dist" call.
Yes, I understood what you wanted, but I couldn't think what to delete :/
> The "test" alias is optional.
Yeah, but if they didn't want it it's easier to delete than to add :)
> Lastly, if "printerdocs" is really only meant for users then
> it should be
> renamed to "userdocs". Also, please note that
> printerfriendly documentation
> is something that many professional sites have employed.
> They have a "Print
> This" link that removes all the extraneous formatting. It
> might be a good
> idea to adopt that approach if possible. The idea I had when
> presenting
> this target was that we really need documentation that can be
> printed out.
> most of the projects have the formatting on the documentation
> so that the
> printer cuts off the right side.
I'm +0 on this - I don't think it'll really be used on it's own - it'll prob
only be used by the docs target.
I'd also like to define some other properties to do with javadocs.
Also, did I put the property file= instructions in the correct place and
does Ant function as I think (ie, putting them where they are and in the
order they are would mean that, for example, project.name couldn't be
overridden...?)
Oh, while I think about it, isn't project.name already defined in the
<project> at the top?
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