If you can specify what exactly you want to accomplish with these scripts - I can try to do it with ant.
On Nov 22, 12:25 am, Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, windows users don't have python preinstalled, so that would > require additional dependency. > > On Nov 22, 12:23 am, Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Umm, I am not sure about what scripts you are talking about, but if > > this can be done with ant - I would prefer it this way. Java > > programmers usually have some knowledge of ant, but python is > > different story. > > > On Nov 21, 11:49 pm, Tad Glines <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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%2bunsubscr...@goog > > > > legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > 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.
