All this discussion regarding unset properties make me wonder if it is
possible to
make ant report usage of unset properties ? (it would be a nice feature to
have since we know have to "discover" weird named directories or argument
lists before realising we forgot to set something :)

Just a request/suggestion :)

/Max

----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: How can I have Ant replace unset properties as just empty
string


--- Erik Hatcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- "Diane Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > foo could be set to "", so echoing ${foo} is the only way to truly
> > show it's not set at all.
>
> Well, since Diane likes to make sure we're all 100% accurate, I'll just
> provide a silly case that breaks this statement:
>
>     <property name="foo" value="$${foo}"/>
>     <echo>foo = ${foo}</echo>

Woof.

:)

Diane

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