Jacek Laskowski wrote: > On 8/22/06, Jason Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I meant to just use Ant... if we end up using antrun from the >> bootstrap it will end up causing other antrun's to fail later on >> since some of them need additional dependencies... which won't work. > > Oh, didn't think about it. Are you really suggesting to use Ant beside > Maven? It's getting too complicated to just get started. When do you > think bootstrap will go away? Is it worth to talk about it any more? > > Jacek >
I hope this is not taken negatively...as it is not meant that way... I think it is worth talking about, especially when we think bootstrap will go away. I respect Jason's disdain for Windows, but it also is the most used and most popular OS...which means it probably represents a large base of our community. :) IMHO, if we are to continue with the bootstrap, then I think it is reasonable to support both *nix and Windows. No...I am not volunteering as I have other things on my plate, but I think if Mark D. wants to take on supporting the Windows side, I cannot find a negative in this. What I do not think is reasonable is forcing any user to have to install Cygwin (even though I love it) to build G on Windows. Cygwin is a fairly large install and I have been at companies where one is forbidden to have it on corporate machines. So, my point is, if the bootstrap is short lived, then disregard my opinion ;-) But if it's gonna be with us for a while, lets allow the Windows bat version if Mark is willing to support it...or find something (like ant?) that will make it work on our most popular OS systems. Jeff
