On 10/27/00 9:37 AM, "Patrick Beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suppose your being ironic here, I certainly intend to keep thinking
> while I write build.xml files, although, I wouldn't be against using
> an IDE tool to construct them (hallelujah).
History Time: When I was looking at what build file format to use, XML
wasn't my first choice. I actually used properties in an early version. Then
I used something that was kind of like Jam.
The reason for going with XML was that it seemed to capture the hierarchical
structure that I wanted and that it was easy for tools to manipulate. Hand
editing of build files should be something that isn't a primary case imho.
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James Duncan Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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