Peter Reilly wrote:
On 10/27/06, Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> build.bat is called by the buildApp.xml with :
>> <exec dir="${basedir}" executable="${basedir}/build.bat"
>> failifexecutionfails="false" failonerror="false"></exec>
>
>
> bat files are not executable, use cmd.exe instead and the bat as
> argument.
> See FAQ and (1.7) manual.
I've been thinking about this. Why dont we have Exec complain if we find
a .bat or .cmd at the end of an executable on windows?
Because one can execute some bat files directly:
hello.bat
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echo "Hello"
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build.xml
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<project><exec executable="hello.bat"/></project>
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Result:
Buildfile: build.xml
[exec] C:\>echo "Hello"
[exec] "Hello"
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
That is why I said "cannot in general by executed directly"
(typo included!)
I do not know the (as usual in windows land) crazy rules on using .bat
files
directly.
It probably depends on how ant chooses to run the program, and how the
JVM works underneath.
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