Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 18:37:11 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> To: 'John Utz' <john@utzweb.net> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: What is ant good for? Message-ID: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FDA3A1@l04.research.kpn.com>
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Dear John,
>
> 'tisnt script! it's xml. xml is *cool*. use psgml and
> font-lock in emacs
> and the build.xml file will start to make much more sense,
> assuming it references a dtd somehow, i forget if they do.
>
Since Ant scripts can be extended with tags that you yourself define, a DTD
for Ant is pretty much impossible. As with all impossible tasks, someone has
already undertaken it. Some French dude, I forget who. Look for "Ant DTD" in
your favorite search engine. He outlines the problem with DTD's for Ant and
gives a partial DTD that you can use.
As for XML being cool ... yes. Very cool. Just as cool as jo-jo's were back
when I was in highschool. Everyone had to have one. :-) That said, I cannot
think of a better syntax for now.
>
> build.xml's are pretty simple once you understand xml
>
Just do it.
Kees Jan
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