The oreilly book is better than nothing, but i am disapointed in it. the people
who wrote it are quite knowledgeable but i think they never vetted it against
real users. they dont fully document all the possible command contents, and
their index is very sparse, which is fatal as a reference book.
for example, i want to set an argument for the JVM in the <java> command. the
only reference on page 152 is to see the "argument data type" in Chapter 4. Why
in the world dont they just document the <jvmarg> element? "jvmarg" does not
apear in the index, so i get to thumb through chapter 4, which i read once
through 2 months ago. well, it doesnt mention <jvmarg> but i assume its the same
as <arg>, except its for the JVM. when i use it, i get the message from ant:
[java] JVM args ignored when same JVM is used.
what so you suppose that means? the oreilly book doesnt say, so im kind of dead
in the water.
i realize these are just minor problems of learning ant, but thats why i buy
these kinds of books, even a few hours saved is worth $50.
I just found out about the manning book, which i am going to have a look at.
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> hello everybody,
> i am a newbie and wanted to ask your opinions on the two books available on
> ant, there is one from manning publications and one from o'reilly .
> since i am an absolute fresher, which of the book according to you would be
> a better one to start with ant.
> your suggestion's will be appreciated.
>
> regards,
> amit
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