On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 00:21, Summerwill, Bob wrote: > Having a C++ compilation task allows C++ or mixed-language projects to move > from makefiles to XML build files. This has got all the same benefits as > Ant already gives to Java projects. I think it would be a fantastic > addition to Ant.
The problem is that in general C++ files are far more complicated than Java files. (Because they have to maintaing cross-platform stuff themselves). So ant in its current form would have difficulty with this. However a decent system may be able to be built but it would probably mean simplifying things a lot. ie Similar hierarchy rules to java; foo/bar.c -> foo/bar.o simple facades over compiler tools etc. Maybe could be good - not sure ;) -- Cheers, Pete -------------------------------------------------- "An intellectual is someone who has been educated beyond their intelligence." --------------------------------------------------
