Keep in mind too, that <onFailure> isn't much different than the <sound> task, which didn't receive any complaints. They both add a listener and take an action if the build fails.
K.C. > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: onFailure > > > Conor MacNeill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Not exactly the type of functionality one would expect from a pure > >> Listener, but as we move towards a "FrontEnd" or something this > >> seems the appropriate place. > >> > > > > Indeed, I think there are some problems with this approach. It > > changes the build listener from a pure "view" interface into > > something more. We would then need to decide how to handle multiple > > listeners. > > The closest thing to a FrontEnd we currently have, is the BuildLogger > which is already special - maybe put this capability in there? > > But in the long term (speak Ant2) we need a stronger control component > anyway - for things like a prompt task or asking for a password and > similar. > > I'm not sure we should put the capability Pete describes into > BuildListener for Ant 1.3 just to remove it from there for 2.0 > again. On the other hand, we won't manage to build a complete FrontEnd > functionality for Ant 1.3, so whatever we do, it would break in Ant2. > > Sitting on the fence. > > Stefan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
