Merging some fixes to 1.5 branch

[Stefan Bodewig <bo...@apache.org>]

I don't want to go through the commit mails individually ...

While adding stuff to WHATSNEW; I saw those

* addConfiguredXXX would not work for TaskAdapter wrapped tasks

* random component of temporary files is now always a positive integer.

* Fix <ilasm> outputfile testing so that the output file does not need
  to exist beforehand.

I think all three should be easy to port to the 1.5 branch, can
anybody help (please 8-)?

Stefan

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Re: Question about "external" tasks

[Nick Chalko <ni...@chalko.com>]

Dale Anson wrote:

> Stephane,
>
> Thanks for the info. I'll get my source and docs together. I'm not up 
> on xdoclet, where can I find some info?

http://xdoclet.sourceforge.net/



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Re: Question about "external" tasks

[Dale Anson <da...@germane-software.com>]

Stephane,

Thanks for the info. I'll get my source and docs together. I'm not up on 
xdoclet, where can I find some info?

All of my tasks fall into the second category -- they are not part of or 
dependent on any commercial app or code.

Dale


Stephane Bailliez wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dale Anson" <da...@germane-software.com>
>  
>
>>I have written a variety of custom ant tasks. How does one go about
>>submitting such things to be included in the optional.jar or if deemed
>>suitable, into ant.jar?
>>    
>>
>
>As you know we tend now to be very picky about what we put into optional so
>that it does not become a kitchen sink and that original authors wash their
>hand about the support and maintenance...especially when these tasks are
>related to commercial products where they are free to do whatever change
>they want and we pay the price about backward compatibility...(I did the
>mistake myself for writing such tasks so shoot me first).
>Anyway so it is assumed that antlib will improve that as pluggability will
>be a snap so people will have a tendancy to keep the code with their product
>rather than giving us the baby.
>
>For other tasks, well, you have to lobby here, attach code, documentation
>(and dont forget xdoclet doc to help erik...) and testcases in bugzilla. And
>bug us (wont be part of 'us' in a few days ;) about putting that in until
>you dont have a satisfactory reply.
>
>I think I wrote it all.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Stephane
>
>
>
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Re: Question about "external" tasks

[Stephane Bailliez <sb...@apache.org>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Anson" <da...@germane-software.com>
> I have written a variety of custom ant tasks. How does one go about
> submitting such things to be included in the optional.jar or if deemed
> suitable, into ant.jar?

As you know we tend now to be very picky about what we put into optional so
that it does not become a kitchen sink and that original authors wash their
hand about the support and maintenance...especially when these tasks are
related to commercial products where they are free to do whatever change
they want and we pay the price about backward compatibility...(I did the
mistake myself for writing such tasks so shoot me first).
Anyway so it is assumed that antlib will improve that as pluggability will
be a snap so people will have a tendancy to keep the code with their product
rather than giving us the baby.

For other tasks, well, you have to lobby here, attach code, documentation
(and dont forget xdoclet doc to help erik...) and testcases in bugzilla. And
bug us (wont be part of 'us' in a few days ;) about putting that in until
you dont have a satisfactory reply.

I think I wrote it all.

Cheers,

Stephane



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Question about "external" tasks

[Dale Anson <da...@germane-software.com>]

Hello,

I have written a variety of custom ant tasks. How does one go about 
submitting such things to be included in the optional.jar or if deemed 
suitable, into ant.jar?

Thanks,

Dale Anson
danson@germane-software.com


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