Sure, but not from a configuration perspective. For instance, if daemon used configuration for a configuration file it could be easier to use. Provide multiple configuration files with your distribution which allows users to more easily install and uninstall services and operate on them without remembering command line switches etc. launcher could even use configuration (which is smaller than ANT) yet also allow ANT and not have as many runtime requirements. Then of course other applications can just use a single configuration entry point and use configuration information and reference environment variables without having to hard code them into their sources...makes it configurable.
Wade --- Mark Fortner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't this already handled by System.getenv? > > On 7/23/07, Wade Chandler > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Personally, I think this type thing comes in very > > handy in different situations. It would even be > handy > > in daemon and launcher. Look how many times > scripts > > have to be written for every OS to get different > > things like JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME or similar into > an > > application. It has been deprecated for a long > time, > > but I doubt it will ever be removed. It seems to > be > > quite needed in situations. > > > > Wade > > > > --- Oliver Heger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > for [configuration] we have a feature request > for > > > supporting environment > > > variables [1]. I searched the archives and found > > > that this topic has > > > been discussed before [2]. > > > > > > I was wondering whether situation has changed > since > > > then. My personal > > > opinion is expressed in the Jira ticket in [1]. > What > > > do others think? > > > > > > Please note that the ticket contains an > attachment > > > with a simple > > > implementation for accessing environment > variables. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Oliver > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-284 > > > [2] > > > > > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.jakarta.commons.devel/33239/focus=33325 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
