At 09:49 AM 6/6/01 +0200, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >Peter Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> At 09:27 AM 6/6/01 +0200, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >> >>>What's the difference between "knowing about a type" and "sharing >>>the definition of a type"? >> >> "knowing about a type" does not imply "***sharing*** the definition >> of type" between projects. > >OK, got your point, finally. 8-)
;) >Not sharing the definition implies that both projects define the types >separately - how would you ensure consistency? same way as it is done in java. "import java.net.URL" is location independent and means import of same type regardless of where it occurs. I believe we can achieve the same with antlibs. Types outside libs are difficult to support across projects - I am not sure we should try to. If the user does not want to create a manifest/descriptor then they pray and hope ;) 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 | *-----------------------------------------------------*
