Given that they're a standard part of XML, and that the m2 project descriptor in one form will be an XML document, why would they not be available?
On 08 Jun 2004 21:21:50 -0400, Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 19:23, Tim Reilly wrote: > > Does anyone know, or can anyone comment on whether external xml entities in > > the POM (particularly for dependencies) will continue to work or be > > supported in future versions (maven-2, etc)? > > You won't need them and the plexus and geronimo builds will be proof of > that. Today was infact the first day a build using arbitrary recursive > inheritance and transitive dependencies occurred. Michal finished > checking in his wagon integration into m2, I tweaked it a bit and > presto! A new level of manageability. > > I really, really, really don't want to promote the use of entities. I've > kept my mouth shut because they were really the only way to work around > some congenital problems in m1. m2 is a ways off and there will be some > surveys for users and one of questions will be regarding the use of > entities. No one will probably want to use them anyway with m2. > > > Before making so many changes... just want verify. > > > > TIA, > > -TR > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > jvz. > > Jason van Zyl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://maven.apache.org > > happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will > elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come > and sit softly on your shoulder ... > > -- Thoreau > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
