[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Stefan Bodewig wrote:
>
> >Probably some kind of functional extension along the line of
> >"${prop1}.equals(${prop2})" or similar.
>
> <script language="JavaScript">
> task73.setCondition(prop1 == prop2)
> </script>
>
> >From your reaction I guess this one has been discussed over and over
> >again in the past.
>
> It has, and the issue is not going to go away. Even if everyone today
> agreed on how to address this, people will continue to join and see the
> rough edges.
>
> Everyone sees the potential of Ant to become a pearl, one that will be
> polished smooth by the application of small amounts of friction over a long
> period of time.
>
That's great, as long as it doesn't become a "perl" -- a language where the
basic philosophy is "there's always than one way to do it." :-)
>
> - Sam Ruby
Craig