James,
there were some issues in earlier versions of maven using dotted variables.
Could you try the following:
<j:set var="specVersion" value="${java.specification.version}"/>
<j:set var="compileTarget" value="${maven.compile.target}"/>
and then use specVersion and compileTarget in your echo's.
On 4/6/06, Shute, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Does anybody know how I can compare 2 properties in a custom goal in my
> maven.xml file?
>
> e.g.
>
> For a build where the properties are
> java.specification.version : 1.5
> maven.compile.target : 1.4
>
> Then these steps
>
> <echo>${java.specification.version ne maven.compile.target}</echo>
> <echo>${java.specification.version eq maven.compile.target}</echo>
> <echo>${java.specification.version != maven.compile.target}</echo>
> <echo>${java.specification.version == maven.compile.target}</echo>
>
> output this
>
> [echo] false
> [echo] true
> [echo] false
> [echo] true
>
> which is the exact opposite of what I'd expect, as they're not the same.
> In fact forcing the 2nd property to be 1.5 via the command line still
> gives the same output, as do any other values I try.
>
> Surely this must be possible? Every example I can find compares a
> property to a string literal, but I can't believe I'm the 1st person to
> ever want to compare 2 properties?!
>
> thanks
>
> James
>
>
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