On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:06, Stefan Bodewig wrote: > after I've made these things possible, Peter has indicated that he > doesn't like them. Honestly, target-less build files have been the > driving force for me to tackle the "tasks outside of targets" part and > I would have liked an early indicator as I've said what I'd be doing > quite clearly several times, but hey ... > > Here we go. > > I like target-less build files as an easy entry for newbies as well as > a stripped down process for very simple things (Ant's own docs.xml > could perfectly be stated without targets at all). > > +1 to target-less build files.
-1 For much the same reasons it was vetoed last time. Removes clarity and structure from build file. The evolution from target-less to targetful build process can also be ugly. Where a build file is simple you can easily do something like the following to achieve the exact same effect with no change to ants underlying model <project default="main"> <target name="main"> .... </target> </project> If you had not of reverted my change you would not even have to specify the "default" attribute. -- Cheers, Peter Donald *--------------------------------* | Every rule has an exception, | | except the rule of exceptions. | *--------------------------------* -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
