Hans Dockter wrote:
> For 0.6 we will get rid of the default .libs and dists task.
>
> What we will provide is instead is the following:
>
> As in 0.5 the Java plugin adds a number of configurations to the
> project. Some are used to retrieve dependencies. Other are used for
> artifact handling.
>
> There is the master configuration, to which the default archive is
> assigned.
>
> And there is the configuration named 'default' which extends master and
> runtime. The default configuration can be used by other projects to get
> the classpath of the archives and its runtime dependencies.
>
> What is new in 0.6 is, that the Java plugin adds also the rule, that a
> taskname with the pattern build<configurationName> (can you think of a
> better name?) generates the artifacts associated with the configuration.
>
> BTW: I'm not that happy with the configuration name 'master'. I have
> taken it from the recommended ivy setup of the 'Ant in Action' book. I
> don't have a good alternative. Any more specific name (e.g. libs) might
> be misleading for certain scenarios. Thought?
I don't particularly like the name 'master' either - this implies to me that
there is some type of master/slave relationship. This is just the configuration
that holds the primary archive. Perhaps 'main' or 'archive' would be better.
I think I like just 'archive', then 'buildArchive' would be equivalent to the
current 'libs' task.
--
Steve Appling
Automated Logic Research Team
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