The current behaviour is that goals are public, so I'd much prefer we kept 
the existing behavour, and the default was public="true".
--
dIon Gillard, Multitask Consulting
Blog:      http://blogs.codehaus.org/people/dion/


"Vincent Massol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/09/2003 04:55:41 PM:

> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brett Porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 01 September 2003 07:36
> > To: 'Maven Developers List'
> > Subject: RE: plugin version upgrading/downgrading
> > 
> > > What about making the goal public when it has a description
> > > element defined? I had reported a bug (dunno if it had been
> > > fixed) where currently the "maven -g" displays "null" as the
> > > description for non-public goals (i.e. those that have no
> > > description). I believe it was implemented like this in the
> > > past and someone modified it...
> > 
> > I fixed that bug so it works again now. The publicity bug I think is
> still
> > open.
> > 
> > Basing the publicity on description feels like too much of a side
> effect.
> > I
> > think the namespace idea is clearer if it works. I'm all for requiring
> a
> > description for public goals though.
> 
> I think the namespace also looks like a kludge! If we change things we'd
> better make it right this time, don't you think? :-)
> 
> What about introducing an attribute on the <goal> element? Like "public"
> for example?
> 
> <goal name="cactus:whatever" public="true">
> [...]
> 
> By default, a goal would be private.
> 
> -Vincent
> 
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