FWIW I think ant could be better replaced by a bunch of mbeans running in an mbean server. Basically task == mbean and target also == mbean. This would solve about 90% of their problems (especially their incompetent classloaders) with no work. However none of the ant committers seem interested.
david jencks On 2002.10.03 21:34:24 -0400 marc fleury wrote: > As I was struggling today with the classpath for tapestry compilation > and messing around with ant files and (gasp!) build magic files, I found > myself thinking that "Build on JBoss" could possibly be a project. JUST > THE CLASSLOADERS with the complete visibility thingy would be pretty > interesting. We could run a ANT-like MBean and blah blah blah. > marc f > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Jason Dillon > > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 9:18 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [JBoss-dev] Build System... any ideas > > > > > > The problem with writing build components in Java is that the > > maintenece > > process is slow and difficult, and only a select few can > > currently perform > > this. > > > > Perhaps if the build components were made into a included > > module this would > > different... I am undescided as of yet to which is > > better/easier/simpiler/faster. > > > > --jason > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Matt Munz wrote: > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > > I have > > > > been thinking about using <script> todo most of the complicated > > > > stuff, deal with the includes and make the module > > integration stuff > > > > work better. > > > > > > FYI, an alternative to using javascript (or another scripting > > > language) in your XML to provide complex ant-based algorithms is to > > > write part or all of the build system in java. I have done this > > > before and it works quite well. > > > > > > FWIW, I find ANT XML to be a bit limiting, and I don't see the > > > comparative advantage of a scripting language (over java) in this > > > case. If you're writing your app in java, and your build system > > > engine uses java, why not write the build system in java > > too? Every > > > function in ANT can be called programmatically from java. Doing so > > > allows one to avoid the expressive limitations of XML. I know that > > > this is an atypical approach, and I'm not suggesting you > > use it -- I > > > just want to point out that there are alternatives to > > adding another > > > language to the build system. > > > > > > - Matt > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > Jason Dillon > > > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:29 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [JBoss-dev] Build System... any ideas > > > > > > > > > > I think we should develop a new custom task to initialize the > > > properties > > > > and classpaths for the thirdparty packages. I wrote a > > hack to check > > > > that directories are available before calling the task > > that declares > > > the > > > > classpath. We could write a task that takes the dir name > > properties > > > to > > > > set and paths to create, or we could load an xml file from the > > > > thirdparty directory that had the above. I think either would be > > > easier > > > > to understand. Another possibility would be to make use of the > > > > script task. > > > > > > I had looked into this, making a custom task, but dropped > > it... why... > > > I can't remember. > > > > > > I think that making use of the script task would be a good idea. I > > > have been thinking about using <script> todo most of the > > complicated > > > stuff, deal with the includes and make the module integration stuff > > > work better. This would leave Ant todo what it is good > > at... building > > > a simple module. > > > > > > I think this is the way to go, but have not really decided > > a concrete > > > direction for it yet. > > > > > > I also think that we could probably make use of some of the > > other Ant > > > based tools out there... though I think that no matter what we will > > > have to write some custom bits to make it work as we want and need. > > > > > > > > > > Other then that I think we should use the parallel task in the > > > testsuite > > > > to speed up the xdoclet and jar tasks. I'm not sure if it would > > > > really speed it up but doing a one-test takes forever > > because of the > > > > xdoclet tasks. Also the default test suite takes so long that no > > > > one runs it anymore and most have created "smaller" sub > > suites, but > > > > I don't think that is a build system problem. > > > > > > David and I talked about this on the way back from Tahoe. I would > > > like to revisit the entire TestSuite, putting a testsuite in each > > > module, which would perform Unit tests for components and parts of > > > components for that module alone. Then the jboss/testsuite > > would be > > > an integration testsuite. > > > > > > This way, if you are working on bits from the cluster > > module, you can > > > write simple tests to validate your component and run the tests > > > quickly. Then when you are satisfied, you can write an integration > > > test, which would actual test a real component inside of a JBoss > > > instance. > > > > > > This will get us more coverage, but will also encourage > > developers to > > > make smaller, simpler tests for stuff and make it more likely they > > > will run them, as it won't take forever. > > > > > > Also, on the subject of build systems and testsuites, I have been > > > toying with the idea of allow Java and Jython tests to be run > > > together. Using Jython it will be faster to throw together > > small and > > > functional tests with much less code and a lot less > > trouble. We would > > > still need Java tests to run stuff that is type dependant, > > but the two > > > could live together happy. > > > > > > The build system overhaul is a dependency of this I believe. > > > > > > I have been planning on doing all of the above... just I > > haven't had > > > the time to make any progress. Also I really want to > > finish the basic > > > command line console framework. > > > > > > Fuck, I need my boss to stop making me work on their lame ass > > > projects. Who cares about that shit really... bah! > > > > > > --jason > > > > > > > > > > -dain > > > > > > > > Jason Dillon wrote: > > > > > Can I get anyone who knows anything about Ant based > > build systems > > > > > (extensions, helpers, whatever) to send me some > > feedback on both > > > > > positive and negative experiences they have had. > > > > > > > > > > It is becoming very apparent that we need to overhaul the build > > > system > > > > > to meet the current and future needs. > > > > > > > > > > I would appreciate any input you have. > > > > > > > > > > --jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: AMD - Your access to > > the experts > > > > on Hammer Technology! Open Source & Linux Developers, > > register now > > > > for the AMD Developer Symposium. 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