I find having the source available is VERY useful when developing a
struts-based application. When writing your own tags it's nice to see how
Struts does it as an example.
Alan Yackel
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Creatrixs Inc.
Mac Ferguson wrote:
> on a utility note, having the source available allows me to step into struts
> code while debugging using an IDE...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Packaging Question - Include Source in Binary Distributions?
>
> As we move towards a 1.0 release of Struts (really! :-), one of the
> things I am cleaning up is the way that binary distributions are
> packaged. Currently, we follow the typical Jakarta pattern of including
> the source code for Struts in the binary distribution (in the "etc",
> "src", and "web" directories), as well as in a separate download.
>
> My question is, do people find the fact that the binary distribution
> includes source code useful, or would it be OK to just point you at the
> download URL for the source distribution if you want it? For recent
> builds, this would cut the size of the binary distribution by about one
> third.
>
> I'm fine with doing it either way, but wanted to get some feedback from
> the community before making a final decision.
>
> Craig
