I agree with this pattern of build script development. If you are able to explicitly set properties of nant build tasks, which makes sense, then this is a user error on my part. I had no idea this was possible. The doc example does not indicate that property is a valid child element of the nant task. Is it always a valid child element?
I did understand (from looking at source) that command line parameters are ReadOnly. Would it be possible to set declared properties ReadOnly via property attribute? I can see that being useful. Kevin Miller -----Original Message----- From: Mark Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:28 AM To: 'Nant-Developers (E-mail)' Subject: RE: [nant-dev] IFTask PropertyMissing parameter? Kevin's requirements is exactly why I submitted the patch that allows properties to be explicitly passed to a build file. In the child build file, the properties become 'read-only' (as if passed using the -D:name=value command line parameter). This would allow you to write something like: main.build ---------- <property name="debug" value="false" /> <nant buildfile="foo.build" inheritall="false"> <property name="debug" value="$debug" /> </nant> foo.build --------- <!-- can be overriden by command line or calling build file --> <property name="debug" value="true" /> instead of: main.build ---------- <property name="debug" value="false" /> <nant buildfile="foo.build" inheritall="true" /> foo.build: ---------- <ifnot propertyexists="debug"> <property name="debug" value="true" /> </ifnot> I prefer the first way, since it fits with the declarative nature of NAnt. I also prefer the inputs to the child build file to be explicit, to avoid leaking properties accidentally. Not to mention compatibility (in spirit) with Ant, which I wrote about previously on this list. What does everybody else think? How long will it be before we have a <switch/> task? Mark ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Nant-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
