At 01:58 AM 6/5/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I've got a lazy suggestion (I.E. a suggestion which, if implemented, will >permit me to be more lazy). I'm interested in messing with the Ant code, in >the hopes of eventually becoming a useful contributer. Of course, being a new >zealot, I want to manage all my dinking -with- ant. So I want to update my >local copy of the source by something like > >ant update_source > >and submit my changes with something like > >ant submit_cvs > >which might extract a patch from the latest reference build, and mail it to >the Right People. > > >So what about making such targets availiable in the build.xml that is >presented with the source dist? It would encourage ant development, and it >would provide examples of > >1) the syntax to do this additional interesting task. > >2) the behavior of a development organization interested in encouraging more help. > > >It might even catch on in other projects. > > > >... On the other hand, it might not be your desire to encourage new >developers -that- much. :)
Actually sounds like a good idea - perfect opportunity for you to contribute your first patch ;) 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 | *-----------------------------------------------------*
