If you simply execute ant, it looks for a file called build.xml
ant -buildfile simple.xml will call that file (which you correctly
deduced)
Now, when you do that, the new error message says it can't find the
_target_ build.xml so in your [build | simple].xml It's now finding
the file fine, but the target is missing. Your header looks something
like this, no?
<project name="myproject" default="build.xml" basedir=".">
Do you have a line in there that looks like this?
<target name="build.xml" >
...
</target>
If not, that's your problem. Personally, I'd drop the .xml part (to
reduce confusion) but do as you please.
If you do have that target there, then that's interesting. Try ant
-projecthelp [-buildfile simple.xml] See what targets it finds. If
that doesn't solve your problem, post the output of that and your XML
file.
/bill
-----Original Message-----
From: bernd.gruendling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 6:34 AM
To: ant-user; bernd.gruendling
Subject: Target 'build.xml' does not exist...
Hi,
I'm trying to set up my first ANT project. I started with this
four-liner in a file called "simple.xml":
<project default="whatever">
<target name="whatever">
</target>
</project>
The currenct directory contained nothing but this. My first attempt was
[d:\temp\anttest]ant
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed.
Well. I understand that: build.xml is the default name for the build
file. Lets try
[d:\temp\anttest]ant -buildfile simple.xml
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed.
Why does it insist on build.xml?
Lets rename simple.xml to build.xml:
[d:\temp\anttest]ren simple.xml build.xml
[d:\temp\anttest]ant
Buildfile: build.xml
BUILD FAILED
Target 'build.xml' does not exist in this project.
Why does ANT confuse the build file and the target?
[d:\temp\anttest]ant -buildfile build.xml
Buildfile: build.xml
BUILD FAILED
Target 'build.xml' does not exist in this project.
Hm.
[d:\temp\anttest]ant -help
Buildfile: build.xml
BUILD FAILED
Target 'build.xml' does not exist in this project.
Time to go home.
What did I wrong?
Regards,
Bernd Gründling
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