I think you are mistaken, as the following proves:
P:\org_apache\antx>%ANT_HOME%/bin/ant -f lib-classpath.xml
-Dlib.dir=Z:\dev\null
Buildfile: lib-classpath.xml
-lib.dir.exists?:
-set.lib.classpath:
test:
[echo] lib.classpath =
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second
P:\org_apache\antx>%ANT_HOME%/bin/ant -f lib-classpath.xml
-Dlib.dir=%JAVA_HOME%\jre\lib
Buildfile: lib-classpath.xml
-lib.dir.exists?:
-set.lib.classpath:
test:
[echo] lib.classpath =
C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\ext\dnsns.jar;C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\ext\
jmxri.jar;C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\ext\ldapsec.jar;C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\
lib\ext\localedata.jar;C
:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\ext\sunjce_provider.jar;C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib
\security\local_policy.j
ar;C:\pro\jdk1.4.0_01\jre\lib\security\US_export_policy.jar
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second
P:\org_apache\antx>type lib-classpath.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- ANT build file to test a specific feature or bug of ANT.
Dominique Devienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mar 2003
-->
<project name="antx" default="test">
<target name="test" depends="-lib.dir.exists?, -set.lib.classpath">
<property name="lib.classpath" value="" />
<echo>lib.classpath = ${lib.classpath}</echo>
</target>
<target name="-lib.dir.exists?">
<available file="${lib.dir}" type="dir"
property="lib.dir.exists" />
</target>
<target name="-set.lib.classpath" if="lib.dir.exists" >
<path id="lib.classpath">
<fileset dir="${lib.dir}" includes="*/*.jar" />
</path>
<property name="lib.classpath" refid="lib.classpath" />
</target>
</project>
P:\org_apache\antx>
Regards, --DD
-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro Salazar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:24 PM
To: Ant Users List
Subject: RE: property set in sub-task not defined
Hi Dominique,
your sample does not work!
The output if you "echo" the "${lib.classpath}" is "${lib.classpath}",
and not is value...
Should I test it OK?
thanks,
Pedro Salazar.
On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 20:46, Dominique Devienne wrote:
> Using pure Ant:
>
> <target name="init" depends="-lib.dir.exists?, -set.lib.classpath">
> <property name="lib.classpath" value="" />
> ...
> </target>
>
> <target name="-lib.dir.exists?">
> <available file="${lib.dir}" type="dir"
> property="lib.dir.exists" />
> </target>
>
> <target name="-set.lib.classpath" if="lib.dir.exists" >
> <path id="lib.classpath">
> <fileset dir="${lib.dir}" includes="**/*.jar" />
> </path>
> <property name="lib.classpath" refid="lib.classpath" />
> </target>
>
> Using Ant-contrib would be nicer of course. Maybe one day it will make it
to
> Ant: some committer seem to prefer spaghetti Ant as above than an <if>,
but
> maybe just maybe the wind is turning from recent posts on ant-dev... --DD
>
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