On 2012/09/17 20:43:56, tbroyer wrote:
Do you think it would be possible to share the BUILD file(s), or a
stripped-down
version of it, even privately?
There's a high-level overview here: http://google-engtools.blogspot.com/2011/08/build-in-cloud-how-build-system-works.html It doesn't explain the GWT-specific rules, but conceptually they're not that different from the cc_library rules, or a Makefile for that matter. Since you name the files you want to include (often using globs), anything not named isn't a build dependency, so the compiler won't see it and changes don't force a recompile. We normally have separate build rules for each GWT module and apps can declare what they use.
is it wise to make such a change now?
I'm not suggesting doing the larger changes any time soon. As I said, this is an experiment. But I'm wary of using remapping to make open source and internal directory structures look different. I think it will make things like applying patches more complicated; we won't be able to just use the "patch" command. It seems like we should be able to find a compromise that lets us keep the directory structures identical, and that's one less thing for maintainers to worry about. I know ant is very flexible when it comes to directory structure; can Maven be configured as well? http://gwt-code-reviews.appspot.com/1834803/ -- http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors
