RE: [Junit-devel] [PATCH] clean target for build.xml

[Erik M. <em...@ge...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jun...@li...
> [mailto:jun...@li...]On Behalf Of Vladimir
> Bossicard
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 6:23 PM
> To: Erik Meade
> Cc: jun...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Junit-devel] [PATCH] clean target for build.xml
> 
> 
> Erik Meade wrote:
> 
> > I would like to have a target which leaves the cvs tree the way it was
> > before any targets have been run.  It saves me from blowing away my
> > dev directory and checking out from CVS over and over again.
> > 
> > Votes?
> 
> 
> -1
> 
> I have sent a build.xml that compiles the java files into a separate 
> directory (build).  This build file has already a <clean> target that 
> deletes the build and dist (for the jar/zip files) directories.
> 
> Hopefully this build.xml file will be soon checked-in, if Kent/Erich 
> don't see any problem with it.
> 
> I also want to add targets to start JUnit using classes in the build 
> directory and not the jar file.
> 
> -Vladimir

Sounds like a plan.  I have found that is often easier to make small
changes then rewrite entire sections.  The result is often less "wasted"
work by all parties.

This could be an opportunity to insure that one of the targets you want
to get added does.  What is the harm in this patch being applied?

Erik