This is the inappropriate place for this. Please go here: jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html -- read it, then on the next page post to the ant mailing list.
-Andy On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 11:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi -- I wish to report a bug in your batch file ant.bat with regards to > Windows9x. I'm running a Windows98 SE installation here and when I > downloaded Ant, I put it in C:\Ant and inserted in my autoexec.bat file in a > path statement C:\Ant\Bin and also a > SET ANT_HOME=C:\ANT as per your instructions. But when (after rebooting my > system) I went into the dos window and typed ant with no arguments just to > test it out, I get about 9 Out of Environment Space error messages and one > Bad command or file error message. > > I believe these errors stem from 2 things about Windows9x: > > 1. In Windows9x, you cannot set environmental variables in a batch file > other than the autoexec.bat file and then, if you do set some environmental > variable in Windows9x, you must reboot your system for the change to take > effect. So, any change that you make in a batch file would be lost in, say, > ant.bat. > > 2. In Windows9x, you cannot use the word CALL in a batch file as it is > NOT part of the DOS used by Windows9x. CALL was introduced in WindowsNT. > So, for example, if you say: > for ... call ... or > if exists call ..... > these are illegal constructs in Windows9x DOS. > > I do have a question though -- Has anyone constructed a batch file that will > run on Windows9x for Ant?? If so, please let me know where I can download > it. > > Sincerely, > > Allan J Horwitz, M.Sc. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:general-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:general-help@;jakarta.apache.org> > -- http://www.superlinksoftware.com - software solutions for business http://jakarta.apache.org/poi - Excel/Word/OLE 2 Compound Document in Java http://krysalis.sourceforge.net/centipede - the best build/project structure a guy/gal could have! - Make Ant simple on complex Projects! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:general-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:general-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
