[ant2] AspectHandler globals and inheritance

[Peter Donald <do...@apache.org>]

Hi,

I was wondering on whether or not you think there should be either 
1. global aspect handlers (ie used in all projects in set) as well as project 
specific handlers?
2. Should aspect handlers be inherited between sub-projects?

For (2) I say we should probably follow suit with whatever we do with 
properties (at this stage looks like no inheritance). For (1) I could see a 
use in having global aspect handlers (for things like gump) as well as 
project specific aspect handlers. Thoughts?
 
Cheers,

Pete

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Re: [ant2] AspectHandler globals and inheritance

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

Peter Donald <do...@apache.org> wrote:

> 1. global aspect handlers (ie used in all projects in set) as well
> as project specific handlers?

Probably yes.  Global aspect handlers are a must IMHO, I don't know
where a project specific aspect handler would help, but this only
depends upon the type of aspect and the users fantasy.

> 2. Should aspect handlers be inherited between sub-projects?

You mean: If A has subprojects B and C and B and C are otherwise
independent, can C inherit aspect handlers from B?  Don't think so.  I
agree with you that we should follow the rules for properties here.

Stefan