Salikh Zakirov wrote: > Alexey Petrenko wrote: >> +1 for property files. >> The one of the main benefits for me is the possibility to define all >> the needed properties just once. But not execute a huge number of "set >> SMTH" and "set ANOTHERTHING" each time I open a new window or reboot >> my machine. >> >> That's why it is better to get proxy info from property file instead >> of setting ANT_OPTS variable :) >> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-523 > > It looks like the issue boils down to difference in habits. > The "java types" prefer property files, because it saves them > from working with "incomprehensible" environment variables and so on.
Please. They are not "incomprehensible". They are not portable, nor generally repeatable or visible as a reusable artifact. I've been a "C type" for about twice as long as I've been a "Java type", and I'll point out that we "C type" people also prefer things in files, ex makefiles and scripts. > > But then, I am "unix type", and having correctly defined environment > is essential to me. I just keep my .profile file up-to-date, > and don't care about setting it in a new window. It gets configured > automatically. How do you do "A/B" test for different configurations? Different logins? Maybe reboot to another OS partition? > And I hate property files, because they cannot be > configured in one central place, and I have to keep copying them > over and over, and quickly get lost in a multitude of unsynchronized copies. I'm sorry - I don't get it. Property files can *certainly* be configured in one central place, and there is no reason to copy over and over. As for unsynchronized copies, I think that comes down to work habit... > > Just another case of "computing" cultural differences. I don't think so. I've been a unix user and C programmer since the mid 1980's, and this has nothing to do w/ unix. geir --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
