Wouldn't an "echo to file" task be more appropriate for that job? It's a small file with known content, so nothing should go wrong - but something in my spine twitches when I think of global replace.
Kræn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian MacLean Sent: 6. oktober 2003 04:26 To: Mitch Denny Cc: Gert Driesen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [nant-dev] [Fwd: Ready to tackle next release] +1, mainly because I've just found a use for it in our linux build. We need to create a nant shell script that contains the full path to the just built NAnt.exe which we won't know till we build it. So it would be a prime candidate for a use of the replace task. Ian >The <touch /> task could possibly be modified to do it. But replace >would possibly be more intuitive for new users than using a filter >chain. It could probably support filter chains anyway - it might also >be cool to have a generic <filter /> task too. Next release :) > >I'm thinking that we could put the replace task in now since it would >be useful, and then modify its implementation when chaining support is >added. > >What do you all think? > >---------------------------------------- >- Mitch Denny >- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >- http://www.monash.net >- +61 (414) 610141 >- > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ian MacLean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:03 AM >>To: Gert Driesen >>Cc: Mitch Denny; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [nant-dev] [Fwd: Ready to tackle next release] >> >>I just noticed that Ant still has both the replaceTask and >>the filtersets in copy/zip etc. I'm sure you could accomplish >>an in-place replace with filtersets but I can see a task >>called replace being easier for new uesrs to deal with than >>filterchains. >> >>Ian >> >>http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/replace.html >> >>Gert Driesen wrote: >> >> >> >>>to be honest, I'm not sure about that one ... If necessary we could >>>ofcourse create a task for that, but I was just saying we don't >>>necessary need one ... didn't really give it much thought yet ... >>> >>>Gert >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Ian MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Cc: "Mitch Denny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 1:53 PM >>>Subject: Re: [nant-dev] [Fwd: Ready to tackle next release] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>What if you want to replace strings in a file in place ? - >>>> >>>> >>ie without >> >> >>>>copying/moving the file >>>> >>>>Ian >>>>Gert Driesen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>something like that yes :-) >>>>> >>>>>but instead of having a separate task for that purpose, filterchain >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>support >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>would be added to existing tasks (like copy, zip, ...) >>>>> >>>>>Gert >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Mitch Denny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>To: "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ian MacLean" >>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 12:15 PM >>>>>Subject: RE: [nant-dev] [Fwd: Ready to tackle next release] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>So in implementation it would work like this: >>>>> >>>>>[FilterChain("filterchain")] >>>>>public FilterChain FilterChain { >>>>>... >>>>>} >>>>> >>>>>Then in the execute task: >>>>> >>>>>StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(...); StreamWriter writer = >>>>>new StreamWriter(...); this.FilterChain.Filter(reader, writer); >>>>> >>>>>Or something like that. >>>>> >>>>>---------------------------------------- >>>>>- Mitch Denny >>>>>- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>- http://www.monash.net >>>>>- +61 (414) 610141 >>>>>- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------- 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
