Because Pack200 is part of "standard" java and it should improve java apps (especially WebStart) I think we should have something like a <pack200> ...
But when JDK 1.5 came out (as beta I think) we had a discussion [1] already... Searching [2] the mailinglist I found a note to an external library [3] which could produce a pack200 file. Not sure if it´s usable like <jar> but I would spend some time to check .... before writing my own implementation ;-) But back to the discussion. Main points were - core task / optional task / antlib - enhance existing <jar> or create a new task But time goes on (that dicussion was in February 2004) and now we should have to think about implementing the things around ResourceCollections [4,5] on that. Jan [1] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-dev&m=107641573712503&w=2 [2] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-dev&w=2&r=1&s=pack200&q=b [3] http://ant-jnlp-war.sourceforge.net/ [4] http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Resource.java [5] http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/CompressedResource.java >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Lilianne E. Blaze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Gesendet: Freitag, 18. November 2005 00:29 >An: Ant Developers List >Betreff: Re: Pack200? > >Hello, > >Greg Winton wrote: >> I found this link... >> >> https://java-pack200-ant-task.dev.java.net/ >> >> I didn't look any further, but perhaps this is what you are >looking for? >> >> Greg >> >To be honest, it seems pretty rudimentary. > >I'm working on my own version, with support for <fileset>s, >checking dates to avoid repacking unmodified files and support >for defaults provided by properties. So far it's working >correctly used in two of my projects, I just need a couple of >days to do more tests and polish the code. Would it be a >welcome addition to Ant? I'd prefer to finish and contribute >it than to make it into a separate project. > >Greetings, Lilianne E. Blaze > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
