If you read Steve Loughran Ant in Anger column http://ant.apache.org/ant_in_anger.html you will see the same property e.g. ${build.dir} is contextually sensitive to its target e.g. release,dev,uat etc Personally I like immutable 'variable' which is now available from latest relesase of ant-contib http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/tasks/variable_task.html hth, -Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merrill Cornish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Ian MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [Nant-users] Params vs properties redux was: Nant .85 not working with Draco.Net
> Gert, > > All of these immediate problems seem to have arisen not because the readonly > attribute was added to properties, but because command line parameters were > made readonly. What is the particular advantage of making command line > parameters internally readonly? > > Merrill > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Nant-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users