Here is a task that does some like that: package task;
import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential; public class NoFail extends Sequential { private String failureProperty; public void setFailureProperty(String name) { this.failureProperty = name; } public void execute() { try { super.execute(); } catch (Throwable t) { if (failureProperty != null) { getProject().setNewProperty( failureProperty, "true"); } } } } Usage: <project> <mkdir dir="classes"/> <javac srcdir="src" destdir="classes"/> <taskdef name="nofail" classname="task.NoFail" classpath="classes"/> <target name="test"> <nofail failureproperty="failed"> <fail>This should fail</fail> <echo>This will not be reached</echo> </nofail> <echo>failed is ${failed}</echo> </target> </project> Peter On Friday 03 October 2003 15:43, Emmanuel Feller wrote: > I agree, it is a good option in my mind. > > +1 :) > > Emmanuel > ----- Message d'origine ----- > De : "Jan Schroeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ï: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Envoyï: vendredi 3 octobre 2003 16:38 > Objet : failonerror; general solution > > > There are a few new entries in bugzilla regarding handling > > of > > > BuildExceptions. > > http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23540 > > http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23581 > > > Also, some tasks already implement some "failonerror" > > attribute (e.g. > > > <java>). > > > > What about creating a container task instead. > > Like: > > > > <nofail failureproperty="part.failed"> > > <patch .../> > > <echo ../> > > <antcall /> > > </nofail> > > > > That way all tasks automatically have something like > > "failonerror" + you > > > actually know if the part failed and can take an > > appropriate build path > > > from here on. > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]