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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4752

Make Ant report an error when an undefined property is referenced.

           Summary: Make Ant report an error when an undefined property is
                    referenced.
           Product: Ant
           Version: 1.4.1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Other
         Component: Core
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


It would be nice if Ant could report an error and stop the script if it 
encounters a reference to an undefined property.  Currently, scripts that 
reference an undefined property can silently fail due to an undefined property.

For example:

<mkdir dir="${directory.dir}"/>

will create a directory named '${directory.dir}' if directory.dir was not 
defined.  This is not what a script writer would have intended.

I realize you could use a separate target to validate the existance of a 
property and fail if it is not defined.  However, this extra step should not be 
needed and references to undefined properties should always be errors.

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