Good to hear!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: global default properties
> Yep - almost exactly what you describe is slated for Ant2 in some form or
> another.
>
>
> On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:39, JohnA wrote:
> > I've set up a global properties file:
> >
> > <property file="/projects/ant.global.properties" />
> >
> > which contains some values for the compiler (e.g. build.compiler = jikes)
> >
> > I've tried to set up some of the other properties, "build.compiler.debug =
> > on", but it doesn't seem to work. What I'd like to do is have minimal
> > build.xml files by putting *all* the normal default values into a global
> > properties file.
> >
> > I was wondering if ant can do this or if this idea was in the works for ant
> > v2.0? (see below for a more detailed example)
> >
> > (please pardon this post, if it is a repeat!)
> > John
> > --------------------------------------
> > For example, instead of writing this in a build.xml file:
> >
> > <javac
> > srcdir="src"
> > destdir="${build}"
> > deprecation="on"
> > debug="on"
> > />
> >
> > I'd like to write these into the ant.global.properties file:
> >
> > javac.srcdir = src
> > javac.deprecation = on
> > javac.debug = on
> > etc.
> >
> > Then, the build.xml file becomes:
> >
> > <javac destdir="${build}" />
> >
> > all other parameters supplied by the defaults in ant.global.properties
> > files.
> >
> > If I need to I overwrite some properties in a build.xml:
> >
> > <javac srcdir="jsrc" destdir="${build}" />
> >
> > BTW taken to the "extreme" this would solve the compiler location
> > problem... and, if the default properties file could, in turn, call an
> > upper level properties file, then other benefits accrue.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
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