Re: Changing the "leading directory" path on a directory tree

2006-03-15 Thread Ninju Bohra
That is why I am using the override="true" in the task so that I can keep re-using the property named destfile The real problem is that I don't know how to replace only the "leading" directory path. I want to change file = C:/dir_viewer/Since_Last_Change/abc/yada yada/yada/Bob's Report.doc

How to avoid redundat path and fileset declerations

2006-03-15 Thread Konstantinos Karadamoglou
Hello all, I am new to this mailing list. I have a question about avoiding redundancy when declaring paths and filesets. A lot of times I declare a and then I reference it from other targets. That's OK, but what about targets like . How can I reuse the defined ? As far as I know I cannot set a

RE: Changing the "leading directory" path on a directory tree

2006-03-15 Thread Rebhan, Gilbert
Hi, quick hack, without handling of file endings, something like = ${part2} ${part1} s=project.getProperty("part1")+project.getProperty("part2"); project.setProperty("final", s); ${final} Buildfile: C:\WKS\Eclipse\test

Re: How to avoid redundat path and fileset declerations

2006-03-15 Thread Matt Benson
--- Konstantinos Karadamoglou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [SNIP] > What I could do is > to have a global but this cannot be done > regarding the > nature of the project I am involved with. There is > not a starting > directory for . > This use will be covered in more than one way in Ant 1.7 with

Re: How to avoid redundat path and fileset declerations

2006-03-15 Thread Konstantinos Karadamoglou
Thanks Matt for your help, Is it possible to share the way that you avoid that kind of redundancy? What's your approach when you compose build.xml files On 15/03/06, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Konstantinos Karadamoglou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > [SNIP] > > What I could do is

AW: How to avoid redundat path and fileset declerations

2006-03-15 Thread Jan.Materne
Another approach is using id/refid on the fileset itself. AntContrib has also a task or something like that. Havent used it Jan >-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- >Von: Konstantinos Karadamoglou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. März 2006 17:51

Something like 'make' pattern rules in Ant?

2006-03-15 Thread Rodrigo de Salvo Braz
Hi, I am learning Ant and would like to write something like a pattern rule as used in 'make'. Something like: %.o: %.cpp cc ... I read the manual but didn't notice something that would do that. Could anyone please give me a pointer? Thanks, Rodrigo --

Re: How to avoid redundat path and fileset declerations

2006-03-15 Thread Konstantinos Karadamoglou
Thanks Jan, I will have a look at the path2fileset target On 15/03/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another approach is using id/refid on the fileset itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AntContrib has also a task or something like that. Havent used > it ...

Re: Something like 'make' pattern rules in Ant?

2006-03-15 Thread Alexey N. Solofnenko
Please look at task: http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/apply.html - Alexey. Rodrigo de Salvo Braz wrote: Hi, I am learning Ant and would like to write something like a pattern rule as used in 'make'. Something like: %.o: %.cpp cc ... I read the manual but didn't notice something