> From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bill Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > As an easy way of modifying the attribute settings for tasks, I was > > thinking of a scheme whereby properties could be automatically > > translated into task attribute settings. > > Already on the list of requested features > > * provide support for user defined task configurations - i.e. give > users the ability to specify a default value for attributes (always > use debug="true" in <javac> unless something else has been > specified). Could be a CSS like language, could be a <taskconfig> > element ... >
One point is support of being able to express these defaults by properties is that then it is possible to change the values without altering the build file. ant -Dtask.javac.debug=true ...... With a full language these may be more complex to do for users. Jose Alberto
