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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34144 Summary: properties are not expanded when using -propertyfile Product: Ant Version: 1.6.2 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: Core AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Property expansion takes place when using <property> tag. Property expansion does NOT take place using command line option -propertyfile. This problem has been reported, amongst other things, as bug #18732. Comments added to #18732 indicate that this anoying behaviour of ANT is not a bug but a feature. FEATURE ENHANCEMENT REQUEST: ANT's behaviour regarding expansion of properties should be a. clearly documented b. consistent EXAMPLE: == build.xml == <project [..] default="default"> <property file="${config}"/> <target name="default"><echo>src.dir=${src.dir}</echo></target> </project> == build.properties == root.dir = . src.dir = ${root.dir}/src Here are three example session to demonstrate how ANT behaves now. I simplified the output a bit: $ ant src.dir=${src.dir} # expected output $ ant -propertyfile build.properties src.dir=${root.dir}/src # unexpected, root.dir has not been expanded. $ ant -Dconfig=build.properties src.dir=./src # expansion takes place when using property tag. Just to clarify. This is how ANT s h o u l d behave: $ ant -propertyfile build.properties src.dir=./src This should also work (of course): $ ant -Droot.dir=. -Dsrc.dir=${root.dir}/src # Footnote 1. src.dir=./src Footnotes: 1. The example shown assumes that no shell variable expansion takes place. Windows user may safely ignore this remark. -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
