On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 11:25, Chad Brandon wrote:
> You're right that's much better.  Thanks Kevin. 
> Although its still strange jelly won't allow
> large numbers to be compared.

I would not waste a second trying to figure how Jelly deals with
expressions because you'll knaw your own arm off in frustration.

Use the approach which is often taken with Velocity: write a small tool
in Java that can be unit tested effectively and then pull the bean into
Jelly and use it that way.

> 
> --- Kevin Hagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/uptodate.html
> > 
> > I use ant's updtodate for such things, have you
> > tried it?
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chad Brandon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:27 AM
> > Subject: Comparison of large numbers?
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm using maven-rc1.
> > >
> > > This may be a dumb question, but is there some
> > thing
> > > special I need to do to get jelly to evaluate
> > > expressions with large numbers?  I'm trying to
> > compare
> > > the last modified dates of two files within a
> > plugin,
> > > but it ignores the comparison expression. I then
> > just
> > > tried to echo the result of comparing the actual
> > > numbers, and I get the below exception.
> > >
> > > '<echo> ${124 &lt; 6452} <echo>' works fine.
> > >
> > > '<echo> ${10705036627 &lt; 1070503662761} </echo>'
> > > produces:
> > >
> > > com.werken.werkz.UnattainableGoalException: Unable
> > to
> > > obtain goal [subproject] -- file:/C:/Documents and
> > > Settings/Administrator/.m
> > > aven/plugins/maven-subproject-plugin-1.1.1/:41:34:
> > > <maven:reactor> Runtime Exception:
> > > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyException: nul
> > > l:-1:-1: <null> Unable to create expression:
> > > 10705036627 < 1070503662761
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:646)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:448)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:348)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:543)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1109)
> > >         at
> > >
> > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
> > > Method)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> > )
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> > .java:25)
> > >         at
> > > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581)
> > > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyTagException:
> > > file:/C:/Documents and
> > >
> >
> Settings/Administrator/.maven/plugins/maven-subproject-plugin-1
> > > .1.1/:41:34: <maven:reactor> Runtime Exception:
> > > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyException:
> > null:-1:-1:
> > > <null> Unable to create expre
> > > ssion: 10705036627 < 1070503662761
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.maven.ReactorTag.doTag(ReactorTag.java:387)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:145)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.WerkzProject.attainGoal(WerkzProject.java:193)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.AttainGoalTag.doTag(AttainGoalTag.java:134)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.LazyAttainGoalTag.doTag(LazyAttainGoalTag.
> > java:107)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:448)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:348)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:543)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1109)
> > >         at
> > >
> > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
> > > Method)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> > )
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> > .java:25)
> > >         at
> > > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581)
> > > Caused by:
> > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyException:
> > > null:-1:-1: <null> Unable to create expression:
> > > 10705036627 < 1070503662761
> > >         ... 30 more
> > > Root cause
> > > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyException:
> > null:-1:-1:
> > > <null> Unable to create expression: 10705036627 <
> > > 1070503662761
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.maven.ReactorTag.doTag(ReactorTag.java:387)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:145)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.WerkzProject.attainGoal(WerkzProject.java:193)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.AttainGoalTag.doTag(AttainGoalTag.java:134)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.LazyAttainGoalTag.doTag(LazyAttainGoalTag.
> > java:107)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:448)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:348)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:543)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1109)
> > >         at
> > >
> > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
> > > Method)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> > )
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> > .java:25)
> > >         at
> > > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581)
> > > Root cause
> > > org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyException:
> > null:-1:-1:
> > > <null> Unable to create expression: 10705036627 <
> > > 1070503662761
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.maven.ReactorTag.doTag(ReactorTag.java:387)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:145)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.WerkzProject.attainGoal(WerkzProject.java:193)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.AttainGoalTag.doTag(AttainGoalTag.java:134)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.jelly.tags.werkz.LazyAttainGoalTag.doTag(LazyAttainGoalTag.
> > java:107)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:279)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639)
> > >         at
> > com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java:448)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:348)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:543)
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1109)
> > >         at
> > >
> > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
> > > Method)
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> > )
> > >         at
> > >
> >
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> > .java:25)
> > >         at
> > > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:551)
> > >         at
> > >
> > com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:581)
> > > Total time: 6 seconds
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chad
> > >
> > >
> >
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