On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:02, Kevin A. Burton wrote: > It also seems like this might be overkill. What I would actually like to > see is an improvement to JPDA.
It maybe overkill but I can't wait for it. Can you imagine java applications that start up *faster* that native applications? *drool* > > > I think this is a good idea. Of course I will contribute this to > > > Apache if it is requested. > > > > > > The only other drawback is that this will require JDK 1.4 to compile. > > > It might be a good idea to put this under a CONTRIB directory. > > > > We can keep it in the optional hierarchy as not all of that is all > > compiled and we can have conditional compilation there. Though it may be > > an idea to keep it on separate project so you can release it on a faster > > cycle than ant does releases so you can tune it faster then again - maybe > > not ! ;) > > <snip/> > > Yeah... this is actually a good idea. One of the things I don't like about > the ASF is that chaos needs to be harnessed a little better. > > ... can ant have sub projects? probably - never really been discussed. > The redefine task is somewhat complicated, > should be released under its own schedule, has a number of TODO items > associated with it, should have its own documentation, etc. > > Would be a shame to hide it in an optional package. What I would suggest is to go the commons project and then develope it there. That gives you a much easier way to to do experimentation and release stuff. When it is ready you can pull it into ant if you like ;) > > The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen > > and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like > > women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any > > more at twenty-one than you did at ten. --Jules Feiffer (cartoonist) > > ha... I didn't realize this was your .sig... I started reading it and that > "what the hell is he talking about" :) :) -- Cheers, Pete ---------------------------------------------- Money is how people with no talent keep score. ---------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
