+1 on the general policy for "ant.*" and "org.apache.tools.ant.*" -1 for "build.*"; I'm sure there are many projects that use "build.this" or "build.that"
-- Jeffrey E. Care ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) WebSphere Build SWAT Team Lead WebSphere Build Tooling Lead (Project Mantis) https://w3.opensource.ibm.com/projects/mantis Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/14/2005 04:08:28 AM: > On 13 Jan 2005, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have declared a policy on what we will name new properties. Is > > this a good formal policy to have? > > <snip/> > > > If new properties get added (it happens), expect them to appear > > under the "ant." and "org.apache.tools.ant" prefixes, unless the > > developers have a very good reason to use another > > prefix. Accordingly, please avoid using properties that begin > > with these prefixes, to reduce the risk that future Ant releases > > break your build file. > > +1 > > maybe we should reserve the "build." prefix as well - > build.sysclasspath and CVS HEAD's build.clonevm. > > Stefan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
