On 9/06/2011, at 12:21 AM, Erwan de FERRIERES wrote:

> Le 08/06/2011 14:04, Scott Gray a écrit :
>> Hi Erwan,
>> 
>> Ignore this paragraph since I wrote it will you were making the changes that 
>> solved the problem:
>> I agree with Jacopo, I really think the best solution would be to just have 
>> users that want cobertura run the separate ant task that downloads it 
>> instead of doing it automatically for them.  We are allowed optional 
>> dependencies of non-compatible libraries but I think the automatic download 
>> when running tests crosses the line in a mandatory dependency.
>> 
>> Also another thing to keep in mind for any feature is that a change that 
>> makes life easier for you won't necessarily make life easier for everyone.  
>> For example, I never look at the cobertura reports when running tests but 
>> now I have to wait while the library is downloaded (not sure what happens 
>> when I'm offline) and also put up with longer run times because of the 
>> additional overhead of the instrumentation.
>> 
>> I'm not complaining though, just wanted to take the opportunity to again 
>> highlight that sometimes certain additional features can be as much of a 
>> hindrance to some as they can be a help to others.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Scott
>> 
> Hi Scott,
> 
> i'm not using the cobertura feature either. The only reason I make cobertura 
> downloadable is to remove the errors at the build time.

Well in that case this is a good example of making changes without any thought 
to the impact of those changes.  But all the same, thanks for fixing the issue.

Regards
Scott

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