Parsing is relatively separated from the rest. The real question is
the execution model.
I see no problem with treating all top level elements as a
'default' target, with all other targets having an implicit
dependency on it. That's actually the way it was implemented
few years ago, before a vote decided to change it ( and
forbid top level tasks ).
There is no problem with ${} substitution either, as it is
delayed to the execution stage. Regarding loops - it is possible
to detect them ( just keep a static execution stack - that can also
be used to report errors in a nice way ).
For things like import we do need some extra API in Project
and changes in ProjectHelper to expose a separate parsing
step and treat the 'top-level' target the same as the other
targets ( i.e. delayed evaluation ). That would actually simplify
the code.
Costin
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Dominique Devienne wrote:
> Yeah, exactly my thoughts too. <import> exists because Ant doesn't have real
> templating. Would be better to completely separate parsing from execution,
> as the Ant2 proposal allow, and enable using XLST-like feature within the
> buildfile to construct the DOM, then hand everything over to the execution
> engine... --DD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jose Alberto Fernandez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 10:43 AM
> To: Ant Developers List
> Subject: Re: Top level tasks
>
> --- Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The
> things that are still broken:
> >
> > Right now I'd say that ProjectHelper should stuff
> > all top level tasks
> > and data types into an anonymous target and hand
> > that target of to
> > Project. If project is asked to execute, then run
> > this implicit
> > target before calling anything else.
> >
> > Would this work or am I missing some (maybe obvious)
> > problems?
> >
>
> This means that things like <import> cannot use ${...}
> on the names of the files to import.
> Otherwise <import> would have to be a real task
> with all the consequences that brings :-P
>
> Jose Alberto
>
>
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