Wolf Siberski <Wolf.Siberski@tui.de> wrote:
> Stefan Bodewig wrote:
>>
>> Wolf Siberski <Wolf.Siberski@tui.de> wrote:
>>
>> > IMHO the task library writer should determine the name
>> > of its namespace, not the build file writer,
>>
>> I have to disagree here. What can I as a build file writer do if
>> the developers of two task libraries I want to use have chosen the
>> same prefix? The build file writer would at least need a chance to
>> override this decision.
>
> The same argument would apply to Java classes, and no one
> has yet requested the ability to override package names.
Well, I've been thinking of a prefix like jdk: or ejb: - if we make
that org.apache.ant.jdk: I doubt there'll be any conflicts - but who
wants to read/write a build file then?
Stefan
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