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From: "Mark Lybarger" <Mark.Lybarger@CBC-Companies.com>
To: "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:21:40 -0400
Subject: RE: optional tasks
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i keep core optional tasks (ftp, junit) in the ant lib folder, and keep 3rd=
 party tasks (xdoclet, cactus, castor, etc) as part of my application.=20

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> From: Barnes, Michael [mailto:MBarnes@tiaa-cref.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:17 PM
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> Subject: optional tasks
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> I have several optional tasks that I need to use from other projects.
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> What is the recommended way to include this in the ant start up:
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> the 2 solutions that I can think of currently is=20
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> 1) copy all needed jars into the ant/lib=20
> I feel that this approach over time is harder to maintain as=20
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> are added and updates to existing libraries come out
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> 2) set up classpath to incorporate the optional libraries
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> easier to maintain.
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> Thanks for any pointers and help that can be provided.
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> Mike Barnes
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