Hi, Phil: With my ant: Apache Ant version 1.5.2-23 compiled on November 12 2003
I got: build.xml:40: The <ant> type doesn't support the "buildfile" attribute. --- Phil Weighill-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ted, in what way? You can create a main build.xml > that does, for example: > > <project ...> > <target name="dist"> > <ant buildfile="third-party.xml" > target="dist"/> > <ant buildfile="project.xml" target="dist"/> > </target> > ... > </project> > > which will ensure that the third party distribution > is created before attempting to create the project > distribution. This is less than ideal as there is no > true dependency between the two. > > However, it is also possible to use import to pull > all the targets into the main build.xml directly. > You then have to ensure that you provide targets in > the build.xml that will define or correct the > inter-script target inter-dependencies. > > E.g. if the two scripts both have "dist" targets and > you want to simulate the project.xml dist depending > on the third-party.xml dist target you would do > something like: > > third-party.xml: > > <project name="third-party"...> > <target name="dist" depends="..."> > ... > </target> > </project> > > project.xml: > > <project name="project" ...> > <target name="dist" depends="..."> > ... > </target> > </project> > > build.xml: > > <project name="main" ...> > <import file="third-party.xml"/> > <import file="project.xml"/> > <target name="dist" > depends="third-party.dist,project.dist"/> > </project> > > The benefit here over the "ant" task version is that > if there are common targets they can be "merged" > together (much as has been done here with "dist") > and Ant will ensure that those targets are only > invoked once in the dependency sequence (instead of > the twice that would occur using the "ant" task > version). > > BTW, no guarantees the attributes are correctly > named in this example! > > As I said, this is a user list thing. If you want > more help or examples re-post on the user list. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Yu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu 1/19/2006 23:14 > To: Ant Developers List > Cc: > Subject: Re: project dependencies > > > > Thanks Phil. > But can I specify their dependency ? > > --- Phil Weighill Smith > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ted, this is something that should be addressed > to > > the user list, not > > the developer list. However, short answer: no. > But > > remember that you can > > call the ant build script anything you like. You > > could have a main > > "build.xml" that invokes targets in or imports > (as > > appropriate) the two > > other build scripts, e.g. project.xml and > > third-party.xml. > > > > Phil :n) > > > > On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 11:19 -0800, Ted Yu wrote: > > > Hi, > > > Am I able to specify two projects in one > build.xml > > > file such that one depends on the other ? > > > The reason is that I want to move thirdparty to > > same > > > level as the other project source tree. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
