Did you see the short example elsewhere in this thread? If you could show me
what you mean in that example, I think I'd probably understand the principle
you described.
I'm afraid I'm someone who often doesn't understand a principle unless he
sees a real-life example.
Rhino
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Subject: Re: Need guidance re <fail>
> Rhino
> I Cant make specific suggestions without looking at the tasks
(specifically)
> you have defined
> within the contents of your build.xml (generally)
> Martin-
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> From: "Rhino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Need guidance re <fail>
>
>
> > Sorry? I'm not clear what you mean. I hope you're not saying that I need
> to
> > put a <sound> task in every target ;-)
> >
> > How would you change my example to do what you are talking about?
> >
> > Rhino
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laconia Data Systems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: Need guidance re <fail>
> >
> >
> > > Rhino
> > > I would suggest calling the sound within a specific task which
executes
> > > depending on the presence a property (if="property")
> > > or absence of property (unless="property")
> > > HTH,
> > > Martin-
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rhino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:37 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Need guidance re <fail>
> > >
> > >
> > > > First of all, thanks for the very useful reply, Erik!
> > > >
> > > > I suppose I've just been thinking of things the wrong way. As you
> > pointed
> > > > out, a reasonably clear message does appear when a particular task
> > fails.
> > > > I'm already using <echo> tasks where it is appropriate to give my
user
> > > > information on what is happening at critical moments of my build.
> > > >
> > > > I had already read the article on <sound> and thought I more-or-less
> > > > understood it but I've just reread it and find that I'm not so sure
I
> > get
> > > it
> > > > after all. I'm confused about the if/unless parameters in the
examples
> > > > provided, particularly how they are set elsewhere in the build. I
find
> > the
> > > > presence of the if/unless confusing. It seems to me that a
> well-written
> > > > build would want the <sound> task run every time the build takes
place
> > and
> > > > then place the success sound if everything worked or the failure
sound
> > if
> > > > some part of the build failed. But the example seems to be making
the
> > > target
> > > > conditional, which doesn't make sense to me. Can you please explain
> that
> > > to
> > > > me?
> > > >
> > > > For ease of discussion, I'm providing a barebones version of one of
my
> > > > builds, with the main structure preserved but virtually all of the
> meat
> > > > stripped from the bones. (In other words, it doesn't do anything
> except
> > > > <echo> and playing sounds; it doesn't do any compiling, deleting of
> > files,
> > > > etc.) I have some remarks and then some questions below the example.
> > > >
> > > > <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> > > >
> > > > <project name="Sound" default="end" basedir="D:\eclipse\workspace">
> > > >
> > > > <description>Experiment with the sound task so that one sound is
> played
> > > >
> > > > if the build works and another sound is played if it fails.
> > > >
> > > > </description>
> > > >
> > > > <property name="sound.success" value="c:\Windows\Media\sir.wav"/>
> > > >
> > > > <property name="sound.failure"
value="c:\Windows\Media\ALLWRONG.wav"/>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Display the values of the properties.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="init" description="Initialization.">
> > > >
> > > > <tstamp prefix="start">
> > > >
> > > > <format property="TODAY" pattern="EEEE, MMM dd, yyyy"/>
> > > >
> > > > <format property="TIME" pattern="hh:mm a"/>
> > > >
> > > > </tstamp>
> > > >
> > > > <echo message="This Ant script began executing at ${start.TIME} on
> > > > ${start.TODAY}."/>
> > > >
> > > > <!--echoproperties description="Display all properties."/-->
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Determine which server is the target.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="getserver" description="Determine which server is the
> > > target">
> > > >
> > > > <input message="Which server should receive the files? 1. Sympatico
2.
> > > > Tonge"
> > > >
> > > > validargs="1,2"
> > > >
> > > > addproperty="server.choice"
> > > >
> > > > defaultvalue="2"/>
> > > >
> > > > <condition property="servername" value="Sympatico">
> > > >
> > > > <equals arg1="${server.choice}" arg2="1"/>
> > > >
> > > > </condition>
> > > >
> > > > <condition property="servername" value="Tonge">
> > > >
> > > > <equals arg1="${server.choice}" arg2="2"/>
> > > >
> > > > </condition>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Load the properties file for the appropriate server.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="getprops" depends="getserver" description="Get the
> > > appropriate
> > > > properties file depending on the server which was chosen">
> > > >
> > > > <property
> > > >
> file="${workspace}\${resume.proj}\xml\server.${servername}.properties"/>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Get the userid and password for the desired server.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="getlogin" depends="getprops" description="Get userid
and
> > > > password for server.">
> > > >
> > > > <input message="Please supply the userid for the ${servername}
> server:"
> > > > addproperty="userid" defaultvalue="dougb"/>
> > > >
> > > > <input message="Please supply the password for the ${servername}
> > server:"
> > > > addproperty="password" defaultvalue="dougbpw"/>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Execute the appropriate upload target, depending on which server
> > > >
> > > > was chosen.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="echo" depends="getlogin" description="Upload to the
> > selected
> > > > server.">
> > > >
> > > > <antcall target="echo-${servername}"/>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Upload to the Sympatico server.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="echo-Sympatico" description="Upload to the Sympatico
> > > server.">
> > > >
> > > > <echo message="Uploading to Sympatico...."/>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Upload to the Tonge server.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="echo-Tonge" description="Upload to the Tonge server.">
> > > >
> > > > <echo message="Uploading to Tonge...."/>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > <!--==============================================================
> > > >
> > > > Cleanup tasks for the script.
> > > >
> > > > ==============================================================-->
> > > >
> > > > <target name="end" depends="init,echo" description="Tasks that
should
> > > always
> > > > be run upon completion of the build.">
> > > >
> > > > <echo message="The resume has been successfully uploaded to the
> > > > ${servername} server."/>
> > > >
> > > > <sound description="Play success or failure sounds, whichever is
> > > > appropriate">
> > > >
> > > > <success source="${sound.success}"/>
> > > >
> > > > <fail source="${sound.failure}"/>
> > > >
> > > > </sound>
> > > >
> > > > </target>
> > > >
> > > > </project>
> > > >
> > > > Remarks:
> > > > There are only a few things that can go wrong in this simple
example.
> > For
> > > > instance, I can fail to provide any input for the two <input> tasks
in
> > the
> > > > 'getlogin' target (by pressing the Cancel button). I suppose there
> would
> > > > also be errors if the specified property file doesn't exist when I
do
> > the
> > > > 'echo' target.
> > > >
> > > > Question:
> > > > My idea of how <fail> and <sound> work together *was* as follows: if
> all
> > > of
> > > > the build steps work, when we get to the 'end' target, the success
> sound
> > > > would be played. If *any* of the build steps failed, the build would
> > > branch
> > > > to the 'end' target and play the failure sound.
> > > >
> > > > I'm starting to see that things wouldn't/couldn't work this way.
> > However,
> > > > I'm not quite clear on what I would have to do to the 'end' target
and
> > > > 'getlogin' targets to make that happen.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone tell me what changes I would need to make to get the
> > behaviour
> > > I
> > > > want? (Assuming it is *possible* to get the behaviour I want! If it
> > isn't
> > > > possible, what CAN behaviour can I get that would be reasonably
> similar
> > > and
> > > > how would I get it?)
> > > >
> > > > Rhino
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Erik Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 6:57 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Need guidance re <fail>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Oct 22, 2004, at 9:26 AM, Rhino wrote:
> > > > > One of the aspects that I want to improve is error handling. Right
> > > > > now, I mostly just assume that everything is going to work and
don't
> > > > > do much error handling; if the build fails, it fails.
> > > >
> > > > This is really the Ant "way". Failure is a built-in mode of
operation
> > > > and handled appropriately already (I think).
> > > >
> > > > > However, I'd like to polish things to the point where, if any
task
> > > > > (or at least target) fails for some reason, that a message
> specifying
> > > > > the nature of the problem is displayed and a specific error sound
is
> > > > > played.
> > > >
> > > > As for a message - you already get that. Is that not sufficient?
If
> > > > not, check out using the -logger or -listener command-line switch.
> > > >
> > > > For sound, check out the <sound> task:
> > > >
> > > > http://ant.apache.org/manual/OptionalTasks/sound.html
> > > >
> > > > > The problem is that the documentation on <fail> leaves a lot to
the
> > > > > imagination.
> > > >
> > > > <fail> is not really what you want to use given what you're asking
> for.
> > > > Failure is built-in. A task fails, the build fails (generally
> > > > speaking, that is). And the error message shown is descriptive
enough
> > > > to act upon.
> > > >
> > > > > I'm not at all clear on how I make my script branch to a <fail>
> task
> > > > > and then generate a message specific to the task which actually
> > > > > failed. A message that says "Your build failed" is a lot less
useful
> > > > > to me than one that says "The second compile task of target ABC
> failed
> > > > > because you ran out of memory."
> > > >
> > > > Add an <echo> at appropriate points (before each compile in this
case)
> > > > saying <echo>First compile...</echo> and <echo>Second
> > > > compile...</echo>. You'd then see explicitly where things were.
But,
> > > > perhaps it'd be better to have your two compiles in separate
targets,
> > > > making it explicitly clear which one failed.
> > > >
> > > > As for running out of memory - don't you see that stated pretty
> clearly
> > > > with the exception thrown?
> > > >
> > > > Erik
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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