> http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25674 > > delete with followSymlinks=false fails if pointed at non-existant directory
I think this patch will fix your problem. Could you try this? Index: Delete.java =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvspublic/ant/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete.java,v retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -u -r1.47 Delete.java --- Delete.java 13 Sep 2003 16:35:52 -0000 1.47 +++ Delete.java 25 Dec 2003 09:02:09 -0000 @@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ } // delete the files from the default fileset - if (usedMatchingTask && dir != null) { + if (dir != null && dir.exists() && dir.isDirectory() + && usedMatchingTask) { try { DirectoryScanner ds = super.getDirectoryScanner(dir); String[] files = ds.getIncludedFiles(); -- Yuji Yamano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The music spread everywhere. In the mouth. In the armpits. In the crotch. The music a way of flying up and flying past. --Susan Sontag --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]