"Vincent Massol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/05/2004 09:12:42 PM:
> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 03 May 2004 06:06 > > To: Maven Users List > > Subject: Re: [maven2] Anything Groovy in Maven2? > > > > [snip] > > > > And the java approach doesn't handle simple stuff like deleting > non-empty > > directories. > > > > The real issue is a lack of decent libraries for doing typical build > > tasks. If java-based plugins are to be a success, we'll need to beef > up > > the existing libraries to handle common tasks. > > Yep, and that's what Ant is trying to remedy (IMO). Thus it makes sense > to me to reuse Ant task from our java plugin. > > Yes, I know, I'm repeating myself... ;-) > > I've had Jason's opinion on this idea of reusing Ant tasks from our java > plugin but not other's. What do you think guys? I think it's a viable alternative. I can't see how the current set of Maven2 plugins is an advantage, for all the speed and testability on offer you have to balance that against the effort required to make it user friendly. There are lots of issues Ant covers well I don't think we've even begun to look at. -- dIon Gillard, Multitask Consulting --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
