On 8/21/01 3:45 PM, "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On 21 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> jon 01/08/21 12:30:34
>>
>>
>> <!-- ========== Initialize Properties
>> ===================================== -->
>>
>> -
>> + <property file="${user.home}/build.properties"/> <!-- User local
>> -->
>> <property file="build.properties"/> <!-- Component local
>> -->
>> <property file="../build.properties"/> <!-- Commons local
>> -->
>> - <property file="${user.home}/build.properties"/> <!-- User local
>> -->
>> -
>
> -1 ... the load from ${user.home}/build.properties should go *last*,
> not *first*. You want to be able to set your "usual" properties in your
> home directory, but override them for this particular package if
> necessary.
The way ant loads probably files is a bit strange. If you load
~/build.properties first any values set there will not be overriden by
the subsequent loading of properties files defining properties already
defined will be ignored. I believe it works in the reverse way you would
expect it to.
> The check-available stuff is a nice addition.
>
> Craig
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