On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 17:00, W. Sean Hennessy wrote:
> A point of order..
> "currently flexible property with a rigid standard"
> is not entirely accurate.
> "target/" is not a property, it is hard coded.
> The discussion is about changing this hard coded directory name to a property like
> ${target-dir-nm}.
It's already ${maven.build.dir} it's just that many people use the
hard-coded target/.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lester Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:38 PM
> To: 'Maven Users List'
> Subject: RE: How set maven.build.dest in project.xml ?
>
>
> > Your analysis is simply erroneous. We don't make changes
> > arbitrarily for the sake of making changes or to cause users
> > long-term grief. So far I think I've done all right in OSS
> > using similiar practices that I employ for Maven.
>
> I agree. Maven is a wonderful piece of technology.
>
> > Velocity, Apache XmlRpc, OJB, BCEL are all and
> > haven't fallen prey to disuse yet.
>
> Nor has Maven. Sorry if I gave the impression that I thought it had. My point was
> only that I've seen projects
> disintegrate when they began to insist that the rest of the world conform to them
> _unnecessarily_.
>
> I think the basic issue I (and, I think, some of the other posters) have is that
> they don't see why fixing the target
> directory in place is _necessary_. What benefit does it provide to fix it in place?
> Why is that benefit worth more than
> the flexibility of the current system?
>
> > Again, I believe you are wrong and that given the benefits
> > users derive from Maven they will eventually start asking
> > makers of tools to accommodate Maven's methods of development.
>
> Some will. Some won't. That will cause pain (if Maven becomes less flexible) for
> those who want to use the systems that
> won't conform. My experience is that open source developers tend not to have to deal
> with such pain, so are overly
> unsympathetic towards it. I can agree to disagree here, though.
>
> > I don't feel compelled to defend my philosophy because it manifests
> > itself in Maven and you're obviously using it so you must already
> > agree to some extent. And I can see that you care because you're
> > arguing with me which I take as a compliment.
>
> I do care. The reason I am posting is that you appear to be on the verge of changing
> the philosophy used in Maven (i.e.
> replacing a currently flexible property with a rigid standard).
>
> Wordman
>
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