Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: > Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > > I know the vote is canceled, but maybe we can talk about the problems > > before looking at a solution? > > +1
Good idea. If we don't learn from the past then we will have a shiny new build system with a different set of problems. > > IMHO these are the problems of the current build system: > > > > 1) Monolithic repository makes it impossible to include libraries having > > non-ASF compatible licenses. > > > > That's the big thing for me, specially as it causes a big loss of energy > > discussing licenses for library X or Y instead of just hosting these > > cool components in non-ASF repositories. > > > > I know Real Blocks will solve this, but does anyone see Real Blocks > > happening in the near future? > > > > 2) Monolithic repository requires a big download before being able to do > > anything with Cocoon. > > > > I might be wrong but I don't see any other issues with the current build > > system. Also it seems to consume a lot of system resources during build time. > > IMHO, being able to include parts of external repositories in the build > > (by getting them dynamically from their CVS or SVN repositories at build > > time) would bring most of what people are waiting for in Real Blocks. Yes. <snip good stuff about a new build with Ant and Depot/>
