On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 15:34 +0100, Steve Loughran wrote: > Hello, > > Can I request that the Ant tasks for Maven do not include the third > party Jsch libraries in their own jar > > It may seem a good solution to your dependencies -bundle them in your > own JAR, but the consequences are > -unless you release the libs in perfect syncrhonisation with the jsch > releases, your version will be behind > -if someone has a different version of the jsch stuff on the > classpath, they may not get what they want > -the ant team ends up fielding the bug reports > > We have problems with existing libraries including stuff like oro and > antlr, and have documented it > http://ant.apache.org/manual/install.html#librarydependencies > > Please dont add to the list. > > I understand the value in secure downloads, but feel this is the wrong > tactic. If having the library is a prerequisite, please point to the > library at download time. Otherwise, well, surely dynamic downloading of > stuff is what the library is meant to be good at?
Noted and added to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-586 > -steve > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- jvz. Jason van Zyl jason at maven.org http://maven.apache.org Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end result of a clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as signs of decline and decay. -- Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human Condition --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
