It just means that Ant is using the Java API to get environment variables, and that relies on the Java runtime providing it. Don't worry, <property environement="env"/> works in the environments you're likely to encounter. I don't know of any where it doesn't work. Anyone know differently?
Erik ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 4:30 PM Subject: RE: Environment Variables and Ant > I have wondered what the phrase <italic> select </italic> > meant in that last example. It's in the second to the last > line. > > Can anyone clarify? > I assumed it meant windoze. > > At 07:03 AM 4/2/02, you wrote: > >See last example of > >http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/CoreTasks/property.html (at bottom of > >page). --DD > > > > -----Original Message----- > >snip----- > > > > >Is it possible to remove the > >hard coded c:\j2sdkee1.2.1 and replace it with an environment var like > >"J2EE_HOME". This environment var would need to be platform independent. > >Thanks in advance. > > > -- > 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]>