Thanks tonnes, Mark.  That actually looks like a combination of JD's 
and Ivan's suggestions.  Will try ASAP.  If works, will try document it a 
bit better. 

cheers,
andi

On 8/20/05, Mark Leicester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Andi,
> 
> Have a look at http://wiki.apache.org/cocoon/Installing - this appears
> to mention your problem.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> On 19 Aug 2005, at 06:38, AD Marshall wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone suggest a solution or reference for the following issue?
> >
> > I'm repeatedly getting this message from cocoon's build.sh under SuSE
> > Linux 9.3:
> >
> > BUILD FAILED
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/targets/compile-build.xml:244: The
> > following error occurred while executing this line:
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/temp/blocks-build.xml:373:
> > Could not create task or type of type: if.
> >
> > (Umm, "if"?!?  That's the weirdest error message i've seen to date.
> > Anyway...)
> >
> > I looked into the manual and blocks-build.xml (as build.sh's output
> > advises), but couldn't figure out what the problem is.
> >
> > Before running build.sh, i checked my JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME (and
> > others) -- ant supposedly being part of my SuSE 9.3 installation:
> > $ env | grep _HOME
> > FORREST_HOME=/home/am/bin/apache-forrest-0.7
> > JRE_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java/jre
> > JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
> > SDK_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
> > JDK_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java
> >
> > I "unset FORREST_HOME" -- after noting cocoon included some "calls" to
> > forrest and fiddling with FORREST_HOME -- and tried again.  Same
> > error.
> >
> > I've included the complete output from build.sh from my latest attempt
> > (below my eSig').
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andi
> >
> > PS: I don't have a regular Net connexion.  So it might be day or two
> > before i see any replies. But i *will* get to any that come.
> >
> > --
> > AD (Andi) Marshall
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> >
> > <start>
> > Buildfile: build.xml
> >
> > init-tasks:
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/anttasks
> > Compiling 5 source files to /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/anttasks
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/loader
> > Compiling 1 source file to /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/loader
> > Could not load definitions from resource
> > net/sf/antcontrib/antcontrib.properties. It could not be found.
> >
> > prepare:
> > ======================================================================
> >                  Apache Cocoon 2.1.7 [1999-2005]
> > ======================================================================
> >  Building with Apache Ant version 1.6.2 compiled on March 19 2005
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  Using build file /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build.xml
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  Compiler options:
> >    - debug ......... [on]
> >    - optimize ...... [on]
> >    - deprecation ... [off]
> > ======================================================================
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7
> >
> > compile-mocks:
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/mocks
> > Compiling 5 source files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/mocks
> >
> > compile-core:
> > Copying 18 files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/classes
> > Copied 60 empty directories to 34 empty directories under
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/classes
> > Compiling 547 source files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/classes
> >
> > compile-deprecated:
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/deprecated
> > Processing:
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/src/deprecated/conf/deprecated.xroles
> > Writing:
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/classes/org/apache/
> > cocoon/cocoon.roles
> > Compiling 61 source files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/deprecated
> > Writing:
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/classes/org/apache/
> > cocoon/cocoon.roles
> > Compiling 61 source files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/deprecated
> > Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
> > Note: Recompile with -deprecation for details.
> >
> > compile-tests:
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/test
> > Copying 66 files to /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/test
> > Copied 26 empty directories to 9 empty directories under
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/test
> > Compiling 53 source files to
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/test
> > Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
> > Note: Recompile with -deprecation for details.
> >
> > prepare-blocks:
> > Created dir: /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/blocks
> > Copying 1 file to /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/temp
> > Processing /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/temp/gump.xml
> > to /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/temp/blocks-build.xml
> > Loading stylesheet /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/src/blocks-build.xsl
> >
> > BUILD FAILED
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/tools/targets/compile-build.xml:244: The
> > following error occurred while executing this line:
> > /home/am/bin/cocoon-2.1.7/build/cocoon-2.1.7/temp/blocks-build.xml:373:
> > Could not create task or type of type: if.
> >
> > Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon.
> >
> > This is common and has a number of causes; the usual
> > solutions are to read the manual pages then download and
> > install needed JAR files, or fix the build file:
> >  - You have misspelt 'if'.
> >    Fix: check your spelling.
> >  - The task needs an external JAR file to execute
> >      and this is not found at the right place in the classpath.
> >    Fix: check the documentation for dependencies.
> >    Fix: declare the task.
> >  - The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries
> >      implementing the functionality were not found at the time you
> >      yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources.
> >    Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding to
> > the
> >      task and make sure it contains more than merely a
> > META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
> >      If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the
> > needed
> >      libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or alternatively,
> >      download a pre-built release version from apache.org
> >  - The build file was written for a later version of Ant
> >    Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant
> >  - The task is not an Ant core or optional task
> >      and needs to be declared using <taskdef>.
> >  - You are attempting to use a task defined using
> >     <presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not
> >    defined it at the point of use
> >
> > Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented
> > in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the
> > classpath
> >
> > Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the
> > Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored,
> > as this is not an Ant bug.
> >
> > Total time: 1 minute 16 seconds
> > <end>
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