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> I'd like to see Ant2 shipping with a full scripting implementation actually.
> Via a <script> task of course, but I don't think there is an issue with
> scripts modifing the project tree or calling it's own tasks or executing
> targets.
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Ant is a scripting language. The idea of using a <script> task is a bit
nonsensical. Just extend the Ant Scripting language to do the simple
things we need (there are not too many of these).
> Right -- anything that happens in the scope of a task is fair game. Now,
> whether or not that task is core or optional is a different story. :)
>
The fundamental "core" issues are:
Compound conditonal gating for target execution (if-and-or-not-(nested)).
A priori conditional gating prior to unnecessary dependency execution.
Direct target execution (not just from a "depends" list, or from an
antcall).
Ability to update and change the value of a property several times during
run-time.
Some fundamental "task" issues are:
if-then-else
switch
loop
Jason
