On 12/13/00 2:00 AM, "Stefan Bodewig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Not really. I do see valid use cases for setting project's basedir
> based on user.home for example.

I didn't think that ${}'s reflected system.properties. Or at least they did
when I wrote it, then it was pulled. Was that put back in?

>> I see much much danger in evaluating depends attributes.
> 
> If we were going to expand them at runtime that is, right. Actually I
> was proposing to expand them at parser time - should have been
> clearer.

If expanded at parser time, then I'd be for this. But since in AntEater,
it's all deferred so that scripts and what not can modify them, then I'm
against.

>> Besides the fact that has been asked for can you think of any good
>> reasons to include it?
> 
> Consistency.

But at the expense of other consistency.

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James Duncan Davidson                                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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