> From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Fri, 13 May 2005, Jose Alberto Fernandez > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Stefan Bodewig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Another related problem I have is that you can't add > >> something to the beginning of a target easily. You can add > >> someting to the end of "foo" by writing your own "foo" that > >> depends on "imported.foo", but if you want to add something > >> at the start your imported build file has to be designed for > >> it. Which means pseudo-targets that are used as interception > >> points only. > >> > > > > Cant you write on the importing file: > > > > <target name="foo" depends="before-foo, imported.foo"/> > > > > <target name="before-foo">...</foo> > > Not if I want to inject stuff between the targets > "imported.foo" depends on and "imported.foo" itself. > > imported.xml > > ,---- > | <target name="setup"> > | ... > | </target> > | > | <target name="compile" depends="setup"> > | <javac .../> > | </target> > `---- > > build.xml > > ,---- > | <target name="generate-java-from-idl"> > | <idl2java .../> > | </target> > `---- > > how do I get the build sequence imported.setup, > generate-java-from-idl, compile without modifying > imported.xml and without access to the dependencies of "compile"? > > Today I either add depends="setup" to > "generate-java-from-idl" and have to change that whenever the > depends list of "compile" changes or I introduce an empty > target to imported.xml, make "compile" depend on it (as the > last target in the list) and the override this empty target > with "generate-java-from-idl". >
Well, alternatively you could overide "setup": <target name="setup" depends="imported.setup, generate-java-from-idl"/> Actually, one could argue that generate-java-from-idl is part of the setup for "compile" in this context and hence that is the correct target to override. Jose Alberto --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
