Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-dev-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 7776 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2002 09:44:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 17 Jul 2002 09:44:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 18694 invoked by uid 97); 17 Jul 2002 09:44:33 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 18664 invoked by uid 97); 17 Jul 2002 09:44:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Developers List" Reply-To: "Ant Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 18652 invoked by uid 98); 17 Jul 2002 09:44:32 -0000 X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4198 created Apr 24 2002) Message-ID: From: "Morrison, John" To: 'Ant Developers List' Subject: RE: Splitting up optional.jar Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:48:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:bodewig@apache.org] > > I'd like to split optional.jar into several pieces: Why do you need to keep the name 'optional'. It doesn't describe what it is. Wouldn't ant-xxx be better? > * optional-nodeps.jar - all stuff which doesn't require any external > code or only depends on the JVM in use. This one can savely live on > the system classpath. ant-nodeps.jar > I'm a little stretched when it comes to the Swing dependency. Should > this be placed into a separate jar as one could install javax.swing > for JDK 1.1 (and probably even Kaffe?). > > * optional-trax.jar - all stuff that requires TraX interfaces. ant-trax.jar > * optional-weblogic.jar - this would combine all three weblogic > conditional patternsets. ant-weblogic.jar > * optional-antlr.jar ant-antlr.jar > * optional-bsf.jar ant-bsf.jar ... Even some of 'core' tasks (CVS springs to mind), could be packaged thus... J. ======================================================================= Information in this email and any attachments are confidential, and may not be copied or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor disclosed to any third party without our permission. There is no intention to create any legally binding contract or other commitment through the use of this email. Experian Limited (registration number 653331). Registered office: Talbot House, Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5HF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: