And you should ensure that you _really_ need a fileset. 2 years ago (or so) I wanted to write a new fileset and end on a selector.
Jan >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Matt Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. September 2005 17:00 >An: Ant Developers List >Betreff: Re: Fileset and Custom Fileset in Ant 1.7 > >--- JP Fiset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[snip] >> Can anyone comment on the impact of those changes as to the >> compatibility of fileset-based tasks between 1.6 and 1.7? >> >> After reviewing the code (without testing my assumptions), it looks >> like: >> 1. Fileset-based tasks written to take advantage of >ResourceCollection >> instead of FileSet will not run in Ant prior to 1.7 2. Fileset-based >> tasks written prior to 1.7 (dependent on FileSet) will not >be able to >> support custom file sets, even if running in 1.7 >> >> Are my assumptions right? >> >For the most part, yes. However, depending on your needs you >have some options. If your "custom fileset" >follows basic fileset semantics you can subclass fileset and >use your implementation freely in version current and future >Ant. See zipfileset for an example of a fileset subclass with >(very) different behavior from the parent. Another option you >have is--if your resources will always be true files--to >program to the path class. In current Ant versions a path can >contain fileset|dirset|filelist in addition to its own path >attribute and pathelement child elements, but in Ant >= 1.7 >path will accept any ResourceCollection as long as it consists >of filesystem resources only. In effect ResourceCollections >are transparent to tasks that make use of paths instead of filesets. > >-Matt > >> JP >> >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
