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<path> before a <property> is ignored by targets

           Summary: <path> before a <property> is ignored by targets
           Product: Ant
           Version: 1.5.3
          Platform: All
               URL: http://www.xdweb.net/~dibblego/resume
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Core
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


I have the following:
<project>
  <target name="blah">
    <property name="src.dir" value="src" description="Source directory"/>
    <path id="project.class.path>
      <pathelement path="${lib.dir}"/>
    </path>
    <javac ...>
      <classpath refid="project.class.path"/>
    </javac>
</target>

The CLASSPATH is ignored. I tested this by having the project have a dependency 
in the lib directory and watched the build fail because of it.
After some heartache, I found the following workaround ...
Change the order of the <path> and <property>:

<project>
  <target name="blah">
    <path id="project.class.path>
      <pathelement path="${lib.dir}"/>
    </path>
    <property name="src.dir" value="src" description="Source directory"/>
    <javac ...>
      <classpath refid="project.class.path"/>
    </javac>
</target>

Apologies if this is a duplicate bug or a misuse of Ant. I searched everywhere 
for an explanation.