Hi Zack, > Some of these changes include: > adding support for the symantec Java compiler (sj.exe) > to the javac task > adding an overwrite switch to the property task > creating an antinclude task (similar to antcall, but > supports targets from > other files) > and some small changes to zip. > > Are these the types of changes that would be helpful to the project? >
Sure, lets see them. You probably want to read http://jakarta.apache.org/site/getinvolved.html to see how to participate. In particular the best way to submit patches is discussed here http://jakarta.apache.org/site/bugs.html I'm sure some of your ideas will generate some debate. The overwrite switch for the property task is the one that jumps out. The whole issue of property mutability, precedence and scoping has been discussed at length. There are some reasons for the current ant behaviour, mainly related to being able to override property values from the command line. Conor
