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From: Peter Donald <donaldp@mad.scientist.com>
Subject: RE: [RFE] Richer Task Specification
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At 09:44  15/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>From a user's perspective, instead of a <javac> followed by a <taskdef>,
>one would code a single <compileTaskdef>.

oh. I get it .. but wouldn't you have same problem as it exists now. Namely
the fact that taskdefs have to be registered before tasks are instantiated.
(as in this wouldn't work with current architecture)

>> BTW if I stepping on toes just tell me to back off :P.
>
>No problem.  Keep the good ideas coming.

kewl :P
Cheers,

Pete

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