Sylvain Wallez wrote: > > Carsten Ziegeler wrote: > > >Sylvain Wallez wrote: > > > > > >>>Well, for the download feature we don't really need one of those. Ant > >>>is able to download things as well. Look at the avalon framework build > >>>script for example. It provides extra targets to download 3rd party > >>>libraries. > >>> > >>Can be a way to go. However, I'd like to place an absolute requirement > >>on the build system : the "dist" target *must compile all source files*. > >> > >>That means we may not require all libs to be present to build a local > >>cocoon.jar (some users want to build their own jar but don't need the > >>whole stuff), but the distro must include everything. > >> > >Hmm, interesting idea - this is currently not the case. I'm not sure, if > >this is really a good idea. For example, how many downloaders need the > >php support? > > > > > > Not that many, but if the class isn't included in the distro, then you > can be sure _nobody_ will use it ! And so this becomes "zombie code" in > our CVS repo ! > > Look at [1] and [2] : this clearly shows that JSPEngineImplWLS _is_ > zombified. Users need it but don't know about it, and those who know > about it find it to be out of date and give up... Had this code been > included in the distro, we certainly would have received some patches to > upgrade it for newer versions of WLS. > So, that's simple: we need better documentation :) (just kidding)
If I understand you right, you mean the compiled classes but not the required libraries, right? If so, that's ok for me. Carsten --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
