At 10:36 6/11/00 -0800, you wrote: >--- Peter Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ironically you responded to Diane who is a strong advocate for extending >> ant beyond the simple system and adding a lot of features ;) > >That's an odd perception. I've asked strongly for only one thing: a test >for value. And I made it clear while asking for that that I am *not* in >favor of making Ant a monstrosity like make, so I'm not sure what you >think those "lots of features" are. When I've needed some functionality >change in the way a task works, I'll ask whether it's doable and/or if >it's something people in general would need. Sometimes the things I've >suggested have been implemented -- for the ones that weren't, I've either >found a different approach, or I've modified my own copy of the source >(such as adding the test for value that I now use quite happily).
Thats what I meant ;) No offense intended ;). I also want to add features to ant (namely templates) that would never make core so don't think I am being negative about it ;) Cheers, Pete *------------------------------------------------------* | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want | | to test a man's character, give him power." | | -Abraham Lincoln | *------------------------------------------------------*
