From 3bfd726b3da86de6dcef38de0d92424d9c9d8259 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Donald Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 14:20:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Replace index.xml with a merge of * ant1 frontpage * original design doc for myrmidon * some other random thoughts git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/core/trunk@272110 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- proposal/myrmidon/docs/index.html | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++------ proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/index.xml | 82 ++++++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 139 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/docs/index.html b/proposal/myrmidon/docs/index.html index ba99379b2..6011f40d8 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/docs/index.html +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/docs/index.html @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ - - + + - Apache Myrmidon - Introduction + Apache Myrmidon - Myrmidon @@ -70,6 +70,30 @@ + + +
+ + What is Ant? + +
+
+

Ant is a cross-platform build tool that features ease of + use and extensibility as it's primary goal.

+

Why another build tool when there is already make, gnumake, + nmake, jam, and others? Make-like tools are inherently shell-based; + they execute native commands and shell scripts to perform the work + associated with the build process. So to extend the the tool by + writing a program or script executable by the OS you are on. This + makes it difficult to achieve portability between platforms.

+

Ant is a different beast. Instead of using OS-specific commands + to extend the build process, you leverage the cross-platform features + of Java to write "tasks". This makes it much easier to achieve + a portal build process between platforms. Ant also differs in that it uses + XML to describe the build process.

+
+
+ +
What is Myrmidon? @@ -77,28 +101,60 @@
-

- Myrmidon is one of the Ant 2 proposals currently in development. You can - read more about the goals of Ant 2 - +

Myrmidon is a proposal for Ant 2. Ant2 is the next evolution of the + Ant build tool aimed at removing many of the limitations of the Ant1.x + product. In particular it aims to;

+
    +
  • Remove ambiguities and points of confusion for build file + writers.
    • +
  • Ease deployment and management of 3rd party tasks and + dependencies.
    • +
  • Simplify development of tasks by task-writers.
    • +
  • Enable ad-hoc "tasks" to be written inside build file, + probably using well known scripting languages such as python and + javascript. (Possible in ant1.x but prohibitively difficult).
    • +
  • Integrate templating technologies such as XSLT, velocity etc + to enable development of reusable build file elements.
    • +
+

You can read more about the goals of Ant 2 here. -

-

- Myrmidon is a general-purpose - task engine. It contains the basic - building blocks for assembling any sort of task-based tool. Ant 2 - is an example of such a tool, which could be assembled using the Myrmidon task - engine, and a library of build related tasks. - -

-

- Currently, Myrmidon is a prototype of what a task engine might look. It - includes a small set of tasks and data types. We are currently porting - many of the Ant 1.x tasks to the Myrmidon task engine. +

Myrmidon was specifically designed as both a tool and as + an API library that can be reused in other products. It contains the + basic building blocks for assembling any sort of task-based tool. Ant 2 + is an example of such a tool, which could be assembled using the Myrmidon + task container, and a library of build related tasks.

-

+

+
+ + +
+ + A Rose by any other name ... + +
+
+

+ The name Myrmidon is a derivation of a mythological name for some ants that were turned + into soldiers by the god Zeus. It came to mean "a subordinate who executes orders + unquestioningly" which seemed suitable for a task execution/build tool. A more complete + description stolen from + + http://bondi-blue.parlez.com/previous_words/myrmidon.txt.

+ + The appellation Myrmidon was derived from the Greek word "myrmex", + meaning ant. According to Greek mythology, the Myrmidons were + transformed into humans by the god Zeus as an act of kindness to his + son Aeacus. King Aeacus, captivated by a colony of ants, prayed + that he should receive an increase in population equal to the + number of ants before him. When he awoke the next day, the ants + were his human subjects. Thereafter, they were known as the + Myrmidons. See "The Iliad" for Homers' account of the Myrmidons + during the Trojan War. +
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/index.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/index.xml index 486878127..3979d4b8d 100644 --- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/index.xml +++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/xdocs/index.xml @@ -1,42 +1,84 @@ - Adam Murdoch - Introduction + Peter Donald + Myrmidon +
-
+

Ant is a cross-platform build tool that features ease of + use and extensibility as it's primary goal.

-

- Myrmidon is one of the Ant 2 proposals currently in development. You can - read more about the goals of Ant 2 +

Why another build tool when there is already make, gnumake, + nmake, jam, and others? Make-like tools are inherently shell-based; + they execute native commands and shell scripts to perform the work + associated with the build process. So to extend the the tool by + writing a program or script executable by the OS you are on. This + makes it difficult to achieve portability between platforms.

- here. +

Ant is a different beast. Instead of using OS-specific commands + to extend the build process, you leverage the cross-platform features + of Java to write "tasks". This makes it much easier to achieve + a portal build process between platforms. Ant also differs in that it uses + XML to describe the build process.

-

+
-

- Myrmidon is a general-purpose - task engine. It contains the basic - building blocks for assembling any sort of task-based tool. Ant 2 - is an example of such a tool, which could be assembled using the Myrmidon task - engine, and a library of build related tasks. +

+ +

Myrmidon is a proposal for Ant 2. Ant2 is the next evolution of the + Ant build tool aimed at removing many of the limitations of the Ant1.x + product. In particular it aims to;

+
    +
  • Remove ambiguities and points of confusion for build file + writers.
    • +
  • Ease deployment and management of 3rd party tasks and + dependencies.
    • +
  • Simplify development of tasks by task-writers.
    • +
  • Enable ad-hoc "tasks" to be written inside build file, + probably using well known scripting languages such as python and + javascript. (Possible in ant1.x but prohibitively difficult).
    • +
  • Integrate templating technologies such as XSLT, velocity etc + to enable development of reusable build file elements.
    • +
+ +

You can read more about the goals of Ant 2 + here.

-

- Currently, Myrmidon is a prototype of what a task engine might look. It - includes a small set of tasks and data types. We are currently porting - many of the Ant 1.x tasks to the Myrmidon task engine. +

Myrmidon was specifically designed as both a tool and as + an API library that can be reused in other products. It contains the + basic building blocks for assembling any sort of task-based tool. Ant 2 + is an example of such a tool, which could be assembled using the Myrmidon + task container, and a library of build related tasks.

+
+ +

+ The name Myrmidon is a derivation of a mythological name for some ants that were turned + into soldiers by the god Zeus. It came to mean "a subordinate who executes orders + unquestioningly" which seemed suitable for a task execution/build tool. A more complete + description stolen from + + http://bondi-blue.parlez.com/previous_words/myrmidon.txt.

+ + The appellation Myrmidon was derived from the Greek word "myrmex", + meaning ant. According to Greek mythology, the Myrmidons were + transformed into humans by the god Zeus as an act of kindness to his + son Aeacus. King Aeacus, captivated by a colony of ants, prayed + that he should receive an increase in population equal to the + number of ants before him. When he awoke the next day, the ants + were his human subjects. Thereafter, they were known as the + Myrmidons. See "The Iliad" for Homers' account of the Myrmidons + during the Trojan War. +
- -