It turns out I'm not the only one here who simply modifies existing build
files, although I have managed to exclude descendants of an included fileset
dir attribute. When I asked why a non-existent Main-Class value wouldn't
generate an error and, at least on one installation, still allow the co
Sorry for the incomplete sentences. It's hard to see what I've typed,
especially when every application uses slightly dark fonts on a slightly
lighter background, so by the time I get to the end of a long sentence, it
sometimes sounds rambling. Anyway, what I meant to say is that when I asked
Do you mean that you are creating jar files with a manifest containing for
instance Main-Class: ${mainclass} instead of Main-Class: com.some
company.SomeApp ?
Ant does not enforce that properties be set before they are used. When an ant
task is invoked with the place holder ${someproperty} and s
