I'm not too strongly convinced either :-P it seems like a usability edge case I suppose. If you are going to set a System property we wrap, just beware.
Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 15:12 > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: [lang][proposal] SystemUtils property out of sync problem; > add set methods. > > From: "Gary Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Do people really change these values? (other than in tests, which > kinda > > > don't count...) > > > > My feeling is that is does not matter what /kind/ of call site uses (for > > example) SystemUtils, whether it is application code or unit test code. > My > > application, in general terms, is the client/customer. What matters is > that > > [lang] provides the services that make my job of writing code > > easier/better/faster. > > The point I'm really driving at is where the limits of [lang] lie. There > is > no technical difficulty (other than its a bit boring) of adding get and > set > methods for each system property in addition to the constants. The > question > is whether it serves a big enough need. > > Maybe there is a large need to change environment variables, but I just > feel > a little unconvinced. Consider me -0 I guess. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
