Given that the review tool also requires python, I don't see a big problem with additional python dependencies.
-Tad On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Alex North <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm considering introducing a python script to the codebase to help keep > track of cross-module dependencies. We have tools to help this inside > Google, which is why the libraries code, for example, is not a pile of > dependency spaghetti. Unfortunately they're not appropriate to use outside. > We have a couple of options: > > - Do everything in Java so we can invoke it from ant > - Use python (or some other scripting language) for scripting > > While possible, I'm not excited about using Java for script-style things. > We should use a platform-independent scripting language, and Python is > widely known and understood. This would eventually be a path to replacing > all the shell scripts and batch files too (though some of the run scripts > can perhaps move into ant). > > Python would only be required for development, not running the server. > Pre-packaged distros would not require python. > > Objections? Opinions? > > Alex > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Wave Protocol" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<wave-protocol%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/wave-protocol?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Wave Protocol" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wave-protocol?hl=en.
