Ok. Should we do something with uptodatefile before the merge? If we do so,
we can deprecate <ifnot> as well.
Jarek
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> Sounds good to me.
>
> Ian
> Jaroslaw Kowalski wrote:
>
> >Should I add Deprecated attribute to "propertyexists", "propertytrue" and
> >"taskexists" in EE-patches?
> >
> >Jarek
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ian MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Jaroslaw Kowalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Cc: "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "William E Caputo"
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Nant-Developers (E-Mail)"
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 12:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [nant-dev] SUBMISSION: Path Task
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>+1 on the if task refactoring. I'm not sure about removing <sysinfo>
> >>though. I realize that a getenv() function would provide equivalent
> >>functionality, however I like the fact that I just need to do
> >><sysinfo/>
> >>and then I have access to the environment block without having to call
> >>any more functions. Maybe I have just a fondness for the current way of
> >>doing it. :)
> >>
> >>Ian
> >>
> >>
> >>Jaroslaw Kowalski wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>Tasks should offer functionality on a much higher level than functions
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >...
> >
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Here's my dream about NAnt:
> >>>
> >>>1. Tasks should actually DO something. That "something" is: compile,
> >>>
> >>>
> >create,
> >
> >
> >>>delete, XSL transform, update from cvs, send email, run unit tests,
> >>>
> >>>
> >install,
> >
> >
> >>>uninstall, start/stop services, start/kill processes,
> >>>
> >>>
> >compress/decompress.
> >
> >
> >>>There'are actually some tasks that do nothing like that, but they
direct
> >>>
> >>>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>>build process:
> >>>
> >>><call>
> >>><description>
> >>><fail>
> >>><if>
> >>><ifnot>
> >>><include>
> >>><loadtasks>
> >>><nant>
> >>><property>
> >>><script>
> >>>
> >>>These should be definitely kept.
> >>>
> >>>2. I would consider removing any task that is neither used to direct
the
> >>>build process nor noes "something" - as described above.
> >>>My candidates for removal are:
> >>>
> >>><sysinfo>
> >>><tstamp>
> >>><available>
> >>>
> >>>3. I'm also thinking about removing:
> >>>
> >>><readregistry> (maybe not, because it can be used to read many
values
> >>>
> >>>
> >at
> >
> >
> >>>once)
> >>><xmlpeek> (maybe not, because it's a nice pair to <xmlpoke>)
> >>>
> >>>4. I also think that <if> should be restructured to include only "test"
> >>>attribute.
> >>>
> >>><if propertytrue="aaaa" /> would become <if test="${aaaa}" />
> >>><if propertyexists="aaaa" /> would become <if
> >>>test=${nant::property-exists('aaaa')}" />
> >>><if targetexists="aaaa" /> would become <if
> >>>test=${nant::target-exists('aaaa')}" />
> >>>
> >>><ifnot> should be eliminated, because you can always write "not" in
> >>>expressions.
> >>>
> >>>So:
> >>>
> >>><ifnot propertytrue="aaaa"/> would become <if test="${not aaaa}" />
> >>><ifnot propertyexists="aaaa"/> would become <if test="${not
> >>>nant::property-exists('aaaa')}" />
> >>><ifnot targetexists="aaaa"/> would become <if test="${not
> >>>nant::target-exists('aaaa')}" />
> >>>
> >>>5. There's a problem with "uptodatefile", but I think this should go
into
> >>>another task or a function. Like:
> >>>
> >>><check-up-to-date property="">
> >>> <target-files>
> >>> <includes name="..." />
> >>> </target-files>
> >>> <source-files>
> >>> <includes name="..." />
> >>> </source-files>
> >>></check-up-to-date>
> >>>
> >>>A function that would be useful for single-file to single-file
> >>>
> >>>
> >comparison:
> >
> >
> >>><if test="${file::is-newer-than('file1','file2')}" />
> >>>
> >>>6. With these changes we'd have an <if> task that would be clean and
we'd
> >>>get rid of <sysinfo>, <tstamp>, <available>
> >>>
> >>>7. All above syntax changes could be done automatically with the help
of
> >>>
> >>>
> >a
> >
> >
> >>>simple XSLT file that would rewrite buildfiles.
> >>>
> >>>Jarek
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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