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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28513 Ant executes targets that are dependencies of other targets which are not selected because of an "if" attribute. Summary: Ant executes targets that are dependencies of other targets which are not selected because of an "if" attribute. Product: Ant Version: 1.6.1 Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: Other Component: Core AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If a target is not selected because of the "if" attribute, it's dependencies are still executed, even if there is no other reason to execute them. Here is an example, with output also listed: <project name="testif" default="good"> <property name="property-that-is-set" value="true" /> <target name="good" depends="notselected1,notselected2"/> <target name="notselected1" if="property-that-isnt-set" depends="bad- target1"> <echo message="shouldn't display this 1" /> </target> <target name="notselected2" unless="property-that-is-set" depends="bad- target2"> <echo message="shouldn't display this 2" /> </target> <target name="bad-target1"> <echo message="bad target 1" /> </target> <target name="bad-target2"> <echo message="bad target 2" /> </target> </project> Output: [EMAIL PROTECTED] testant]$ ant -f build2.xml Buildfile: build2.xml bad-target1: [echo] bad target 1 notselected1: bad-target2: [echo] bad target 2 notselected2: good: BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 0 seconds [EMAIL PROTECTED] testant]$ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]