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From: Stefan Bodewig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>>> "KA" == Kuiper, Arnout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> KA> Now we are talking about task functionality here, how about
> KA> defining some for the next version Ant.
>
> I agree with all of what you've written and just want to add that move
> would probably need a "forceoverwrite" attribute, too.
>
> The optional RenameExtensions tasks lokks a little bit as if it
> belonged into the move category. I'm not sure.
>
> IIRC Thomas Haas has written a task that consolidates text
> manipulation taks (FixCRLF, KeySubst, Replace).
All proposals seems are fine with. I suggest to not mix filesystem
manipulation and file (content) translation. Like the existing Copy task
should not alter the file in any way.
For file content maniplation (file translation) a special task should be
defined, as I suggested earlier. A transaltion defintion would look somehow
like the following lines:
<translate include... exclude...>
<EndOfLine type="UNIX"/>
<KeySubst .../>
</translation>
Cheers
- tom
PS
Still travelling downunder. Any aussie living south Brisbane on the list?
