Just fork the Java process your task starts. This will eliminate the strange classloader issues you are seeing. Your task basically uses/composes a <java> task, configures it (possibly using the datatypes and arguments of your own task), then executes it in forked mode (javaTask.setFork(true);).
See my <jaxb> task for an example of such a technique. The task itself doesn't depend on Jaxb, but it starts programmatically the Jaxb schema compiler using an internal <java> task. <jaxb> is in Ant's BugZilla. --DD -----Original Message----- From: John Guthrie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:53 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: Classpath in Java task > > so my question is how do i get the rt.jar into my Java object's > > classpath? > > You could add the JRE libraries to the classpath you pass in to > <taskdef , but that doesn't get you completely out of the fire. > but i don't want to have to hunt up where the jre is, or require folks using my task to do so either. i want to be able to pass on the classpath that the task is using if i can really. > > is there a way to get the classpath that is in my task and pass > > that on to the Java task (along with that the user specified), > > and/or is that even a good idea? > > How exactly is your <taskdef set up? > i am testing with something a la <target name="oofa"> <taskdef name="loofa" classname="org.foo.Loofa" classpathref="some.classpath"> .... the classpathref basically points to a bunch of support jars the ultimate java class needs (e.g. antlr.jar) but not rt.jar (who ever needs to add rt.jar to their classpath?) thanks. john --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
