Michael, On Sun, 2010-04-04 at 20:31 -0500, Michael Easter wrote: > [ . . . ] > > Q: Is there a resource that explains the original motivation for > Gradle? I realize the goal, and have read many of Hans' posts, but I'm > curious about the motivation to begin the project in the first place.
Hans tried to work with Gant to achieve his build goals and fairly quickly realized it wasn't going to work as the code execution semantics of Gant were too simplistic to do what was needed. So he started Gradle based on the two-stage, "build a DAG, then work with it" model. Hans had a branch in the Gant Subversion repository experimenting with a proposal for Gant 0.4. This doesn't seem to have made it into the Git repository -- which is sad -- but the old Subversion repository is still around so it is findable. From there you can see the beginnings of Gradle. Also http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GANT/Development+Ideas +--+Hans+Dockter+--+2007 Gradle has developed a magnificently long way since then, but the core philosophy was already taking shape. > [ . . . ] -- Russel. ================================================================================ Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:[email protected] 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: [email protected] London SW11 1EN, UK w: http://www.russel.org.uk/
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