Berin Loritsch wrote: >We should not be using ant.properties.sample if we are depending >on their contents. We should have ant.properties in every excalibur >product package. The ".sample" is causing issues. > -1 People will have subsequent CVS update probs then.
> >An alternative is to check for the existence of the file and copy >the ant.properties.sample to ant.properties and load it. That way >we always have the property files we need to build excalibur, but >we don't run into accidently checking in changes that only work on >one machine. > +1 > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Paul Hammant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 4:41 AM >>To: Avalon Development >>Subject: ant.properties >> >> >>Folks, >> >>I am finding it difficult to complete the setup necessary to build >>excalibur from scratch. And I am not a newbie. >> >>Given that ant.properties is reuired in a number of places >>(or at least >>the properties they define are), I though the following may >>be useful if >>added to pertinent places of the build files : >> >>Index: build.xml >>=================================================================== >>RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-avalon-excalibur/all/build.xml,v >>retrieving revision 1.118 >>diff -r1.118 build.xml >>195c195,199 >>< <target name="check-datasource" depends="check-environment" >>if="datasource.present"> >>--- >> > <target name="check-ant-properties" >>unless="excalibur-collections.home"> >> > <fail message="You need an ant.properties to build >>excalibur. >>Either one in your home dir, or one the jakarta-avalon-excalibur/all >>dir. There is an ant.properties.sample that can be copied for >>this need."/> >> > </target> >> > >> > <target name="check-datasource" depends="check-environment, >>check-ant-properties" if="datasource.present"> >> >>Note that it is checking for a single property from each >>build file and >>not the presence of the local build file... >> >>Thoughts? >> >>- Paul >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: >><mailto:avalon-dev-> [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]> > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
