Re: If this is supposed to be commons, why isn't it common?

[Jon Stevens]

on 8/14/01 9:37 AM, "Stephane Bailliez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I don't think that we can decently generate build files.

I disagree.

I'm not talking about generating full build files that do all the magic
anyone could ever need. Of course that won't work.

What I'm talking about is generating shells of build files that have a
common set of targets (not necessarily filled in with stuff) as well as
parts to help with the dependency checking and future jjar/cjan integration.

Take a look at jakarta-turbine's build file sometime.

Take a look at how Torque generates empty Java classes which you can fill in
with your own methods that implement the business logic of your application.
These java classes extend base classes which have a common set of methods
which can be used to help you write your business objects.

That is what I would like to generate.

:-)

-jon