I was looking for a solution to this problem some time back :-). Didn't know someone else might run into the same thing. I resorted to calling the target without checking for its existence and ignoring the failure. No longer working on that stuff :-).
Thanks Steve for asking and Vimil for suggesting the way out ! Will keep a watch on the thread if some implementation specific inputs are shared. Regards, Parag Doke Save paper, save trees. Do not print emails/documents unless absolutely necessary. On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Steve Amerige <steve.amer...@sas.com> wrote: > Hi Vimil, > > Thanks for the feedback. Any specifics on just how to do what you mention > (even if untested)? > > Thanks again, > > Steve Amerige > SAS Institute, Deployment Software Development > > On 11/3/2011 9:55 AM, Vimil Saju wrote: > >> I think you can use the scriptdef task to do this. You can write a script >> within the scriptdef object to access the methods of the project object. >> The project object has methods to list the targets defined under the >> project, which you can use to test if a given target exists. >> Btw antcall does not launch a new jvm, it only reloads the build.xml. >> >> >> ______________________________**__ >> From: Steve Amerige<steve.amer...@sas.com> >> To: Ant Users List<user@ant.apache.org> >> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 4:52 AM >> Subject: Checking if a Target Exists >> >> Hi all, >> >> I want to be able to check if a target exists and hope you can help. I'm >> looking for a generic solution that doesn't rely any knowledge of the >> target name to be checked. It is not possible to modify the target code. >> And, I'd like to avoid any solutions that cause the entire JVM to be >> loaded (e.g., as with antcall). >> >> My environment is Ant 1.7 and allows for the use of Ant-Contrib and >> Groovy. >> >> Any ideas on how to do this? Even better, any solutions anyone have to >> share?! >> >> Thanks, >> Steve Amerige >> SAS Institute, Deployment Software Development >> > >
