Having destdir default to srcdir isn't the same as having no destdir in the case of package-less java files or in the case of multiple source directories.
Glenn McAllister wrote: > > If I understand this correctly, the only reason you would want the destDir > optional is to have your .class files and .java files in the same directory > structure. The current CVS code takes the first source directory and makes > it the output directory if destDir isn't set, and it doesn't throw a > BuildException. Is this not the functionality you want? > > Glenn McAllister > Software Developer. IBM Toronto Lab, (416) 448-3805 > "An approximate answer to the right question is better than the > right answer to the wrong question." - John W. Tukey > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Make destDir attribute of Javac task optional, please > > Hi, > > last week, i submitted a patch to make the destDir > attribute of the javac task optional. > > It may not have been clear from my last mail, > that i really need this feature, and hope to > see it in the 1.2 release. > > Please let me know, if you have problems with this. > > Alex
