I got confused with this behavior. But figured out my mistake when googled for some examples
On Feb 2, 2008 8:45 PM, Dean Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I filed this bug regarding the use of the if and unless attributes of > <target>: > > http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44315 > > Matt Benson pointed out that the problem is that you don't use the ${} > notation when naming a property in an if or unless attribute. This is > confusing because everywhere else in Ant when you reference a property you > use the ${} notation. > > The documentation for Targets doesn't mention this: > > http://ant.apache.org/manual/using.html#targets > > The fact that you don't use ${} notation for the if / unless attributes > needs be made explicit in the documentation. > > Are there any other places where you use a property without using the ${} > notation? If so these also need to be made explicit. If the if / unless > attributes are the only place where this applies that should also be noted > in the documentation for if / unless. > > Thanks. > > Dean > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > -- Thank you Ramu S If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. - Albert Einstein