At 09:58 26/3/01 +0200, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >* create the concept of workspace so that projects can be built in a > DAG and thus enable projects like catalina/tomcat to have an easy > build process. It also helps CJAN to a lesser degree and would > partially solve the JARs in CVS thing.
+1 if it is implemented in a way similar to AntFarm ...-1 on the other methods proposed. >* Project inheritance > > What's this? -1 need more detail >* Target inheritance. ie The ability to include targets from other > project files overidining them as necessary (so cascading project > files). -1 for standard "ProjectBuilder" +1 for optional unsuupoorted by ant-dev ProjectBuilders ;) >* Add an attribute to <ant> to feed back the environment (properties and > taskdefs) from the child build to the parent. -1 no need if we add in scoping rules. >* Allow a target to depend on a target which is in another buildfile. +1 >* Allow a target to reference properties defined in another buildfile. -0 This could lead to spagetti build processes - if there was some way to make certain properties "public" or "exported" then +1 Cheers, Pete *-----------------------------------------------------* | "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind, | | and proving that there is no need to do so - almost | | everyone gets busy on the proof." | | - John Kenneth Galbraith | *-----------------------------------------------------*
