howto split xml definitions.

[Detlef Brendle]

hi all,
heres what I wanna do:

I got something like this in my xml file

<project name="test" default="all">

<property ..../>
<taskdef name="checkout".../>
<taskdef name="module".../>

        <target name="all">
                <checkout name="pvcs_project"...>
                        <module name="pvcs_project" Workset="${aVariable}.../>
                                <designPart dp="${anotherVar}/>
                                <designPart dp="${anotherVar1}/>
                                <dependency project="dependsOn>
                                ...
                        </module>
                </checkout>
        </target>
....
</project>

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this is workin perfectly fine - but we are not satisfied with the level of
defining a project.What we wanna have is something like


+++++++++++++++++++++++
<project name="test" default="all">

<property ..../>
<taskdef name="checkout".../>
<taskdef name="module".../>

        <target name="all">
                <checkout name="pvcs_project"...>
                        <module refid="pvcs_project">
                </checkout>
        </target>
....
</project>

and having a second xml file which contains the module descriptions
like
<module id="pvcs_project" Workset="${aVariable}.../>
        <designPart dp="${anotherVar}/>
        <designPart dp="${anotherVar1}/>
        <dependency project="dependsOn>
        ...
</module>
<module id="another_project">
...
</module>

++++++++++++++++

when we use the xml include directive as described within the ant faqs - it
executes this task as soon as it parses it .

has anybody got the solution for this ?

thanks,

detlef&denis