RE: [java-gnome-hackers] Remove the org.gnu.gnome.Execute class?

[Jeffrey M. <ku...@zo...>]

Are you making progress on the gnome classes?  I have the gtk
classes fairly close to where I would like to have them for the
next release.  They are not perfect and are also not complete
but I really want to get a release out.  I hope to join
you on the gnome package shortly.

On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 09:44, Philip A. Chapman wrote:
> Thanks for the input Jeff and Tom.  I'll take it out tonight.
> 
> On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 06:06, Jeffrey Morgan wrote:
> > I completely agree.  Gone it is!
> > 
> > -Jeff
> > 
> > > I heartily agree (not that my vote counts for much yet :-).  While the
> > > documentation for Execute's async and shell methods suggests they have
> > > unique capabilities, a quick grep of the Gnome source code shows that
> > > they both are used for the same purpose as Runtime.exec(s), often
> > > interchangably (g_get_home gets called a lot using both, for 
> > > example).  
> > > 
> > > As someone who has had to maintain APIs that promised all 
> > > things to all
> > > users, I've learned the hard way to just provide the minimum and then
> > > see who complains and why.  A smaller API is also easier to learn and
> > > use appropriately.
> > > 
> > > Tom
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 07:28, Philip A. Chapman wrote:
> > > > Everyone,
> > > > 
> > > > Now that three people have done some work on the Execute 
> > > class, I think
> > > > we should delete it.  :-)  I base this opinion on a 
> > > conversation we had
> > > > on this list (See the thread started with subject 
> > > Gnome2.defs Aug 10,
> > > > 2002).  Execute's async and shell methods duplicate functionality
> > > > provided by the java.lang.Runtime.exec methods.  I wish I would have
> > > > remembered this conversation last night before I worked on it, but
> > > > that's the way it works.
> > > > 
> > > > Note, I have not yet deleted the class in case someone is aware of
> > > > functionality the Execute's methods afford us that the 
> > > Runtime's does
> > > > not.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > -- 
> > > > Philip A. Chapman
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> Philip A. Chapman