Hi Rolf,
your <classfileset> is not part of any tasks, so it is run before any
tasks. However, your <property> is defined within task init, which is
run afterwards.
I think variable/propertry substitutions take place immediately when ant
is parsing the file, not delayed until when the snipplet of XML code is
actually used or referenced.
--Pascal
Rolf Schumacher wrote:
> I thought I've understood the >property< keyword.
> But what might be the difference in running ant on the following
> ---
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <project basedir="." default="all" name="helloWorld">
> <target name="init">
> <property name="classes"
> value="/rolf/Java/build/WEB-INF/classes"/>
> </target>
> <classfileset id="cfs" dir="${classes}">
> <!-- classfileset id="cfs" dir="/rolf/Java/build/WEB-INF/classes" -->
> <include name="de/toolsprofi/rsc/Log.class"/>
> </classfileset>
> <target name="all" depends="init">
> <jar compress="true" jarfile="/Windows/Temp/helloWorld.jar">
> <fileset refid="cfs"/>
> </jar>
> </target>
>
> </project>
> ---
> and with the classfileset lines switched?
>
> Run as shown leads to an BUILD FAILED with a hint that I do not
> understand.
> Run with the explicit dir="/rolf..." functions as I think it should.
>
> Any point I missed?
>
> Rolf
>
> Appendix: the error message copied from dos window
> ---
> C:\rolf\Java\src\de\toolsprofi\helloWorld>ant
> Buildfile: build.xml
>
> init:
>
> all:
>
> BUILD FAILED
> file:C:/rolf/Java/src/de/toolsprofi/helloWorld/build.xml:12:
> C:\rolf\Java\src\de
> \toolsprofi\helloWorld\${classes} not found.
>
> Total time: 1 second
> C:\rolf\Java\src\de\toolsprofi\helloWorld>
> ---
> the good message with switched dir-specs
> ---
> C:\rolf\Java\src\de\toolsprofi\helloWorld>ant
> Buildfile: build.xml
>
> init:
>
> all:
>
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> Total time: 1 second
> C:\rolf\Java\src\de\toolsprofi\helloWorld>
> ---
>
>
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