Re: how to copy a bunch of *unrelated* files ?

2002-03-28 Thread Zart Colwing
On jeudi, mars 28, 2002, at 09:56 , Diane Holt wrote: > As Dominique pointed out, these aren't unrelated files -- they all > have a > common root (${user.home}/Developer/Java). I'm not sure why she went > with > , nor should the common root have been included as part of > the > pattern, or wh

how to copy a bunch of *unrelated* files ?

2002-03-28 Thread Zart Colwing
It may seams overly simple but curiously it is not, or I'm really stupid ;) I want to copy a list of file (jar files), each one originating from its own directory (thus I can't use a filseset), into the same directory inside my distribution directory (the lib directory of my application). Ide

Re: Any ways to add to the Default Excludes list?

2002-03-26 Thread Zart Colwing
On mardi, mars 26, 2002, at 10:52 , stephan beal wrote: > On Monday 25 March 2002 22:50 pm, Zart Colwing wrote: >> On MacOS-X we need to exclude the following file in every >> directory-based tasks: >> Icon\r (that is the word icon with a Capital i

Re: Any ways to add to the Default Excludes list?

2002-03-26 Thread Zart Colwing
On mardi, mars 26, 2002, at 10:52 , stephan beal wrote: > On Monday 25 March 2002 22:50 pm, Zart Colwing wrote: >> On MacOS-X we need to exclude the following file in every >> directory-based tasks: >> Icon\r (that is the word icon with a Capital i

Re: patternset do not allow inner patternset

2002-03-26 Thread Zart Colwing
On mardi, mars 26, 2002, at 01:42 , Erik Hatcher wrote: > One workaround would be to use the excludesfile capabilities of > patternsets - and define your patterns in files. > External files have drawbacks especially when there is more elegant solution IMHO 1: They defeat the principle of local

patternset do not allow inner patternset

2002-03-25 Thread Zart Colwing
This is relay a lame. I have the following patternset that help me exclude some gremlin files to appear in any compile task, copy task, tar task and so on: My intention is to use this patternset as a common d

Any ways to add to the Default Excludes list?

2002-03-25 Thread Zart Colwing
On MacOS-X we need to exclude the following file in every directory-based tasks: Icon\r (that is the word icon with a Capital i and a at the end) .DS_Store I know I can exclude these files from all my directory-based tasks by carrefuly rewriting all my fileset and patternset, but

how to test existance of file based on pattern

2002-03-20 Thread Zart Colwing
I have the following need that I couldn't work out by myself so far: - In order to fire a target I need to make sure at least one Test*.java exist anywhere in my test source hierarchy. Naively I tried the following rule, but without success because is only capable of testing the existence of a