> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Jose Alberto Fernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote .. > > I do not see why we need to support this kind of thing. > > NO-one asks the javac compiler to be able to compile code inside your > > Word document. If you have ANT inside some other markup, use an XSLT or > > i think the larger the distance between code and its related metadata the > more cumbersome its development, generation of docs, etc.... > > since MS Word is a properietary format...(talking about the > binary)...would never ask for this....though i would like this exact > scenario when for example writing a book; > > I would then embed code listing directly into lets say OpenOffice > markup....and generate code listings (single source much better) as well > as test that the code does compile. I would like to also embed build > markup inside this rich XML composite document. > >
I have no problem with this. But I do not think id the job of Javac to understand the embedded java in your OpenOffice format. What I am saying is that you can just as well provide an XSLT to extract the code and put it on a file so that it can be compiled by any javac compiler. Same with ANT. Jose Alberto --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
