Michael McCallum wrote: > > Why not use the script task? Would one issue be that the ability to run a build file would depend on having the scripting framework and the particular script language installed? (Compared to having <code...> and Java as a standard feature.)
Does the philosophy of Ant include trying to write build files using standard features so Ant build files are more portable (e.g., so I can build some open-source system by processing that system's Ant build file using my Ant installation). Or is the Ant philosphy that the system should come with a copy of Ant, with all add-ons (standard optional features and custom tasks, at least in source form) already included? (I'm trying to understand this compared to make. Make doesn't have explicit add-ons, but of course any command you execute via a make file could be and implicit add-on, something that the recipient doesn't already have and must add to his or her environment.) Daniel -- Daniel Barclay Digital Focus [EMAIL PROTECTED]
