Try using the "update" attribute in the <jar> task. For more info on the usage: http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/CoreTasks/jar.html
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Curtis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:09 PM To: 'Ant Users List' Subject: <jar> task question Hello all, I'm new at ant have a basic question. Using a project provided build.xml, it seems the <jar> task will recreate the entire jar archive when executed. Is there any way to modify the task to "jar -u <filename>.jar <path/to/file>.class" any class file newer than the jar instead of recreating the jar from scratch? Thanks for any help, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>