Not ideal but you can use the <fail> task with
antcontrib's <try>.
-Matt
--- Michael Pelz Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Yes, I meant from inside the buildfile. Sorry -
> actually I mean to say
> "target", not "task". I'd like to be able to do
> something like this:
>
> <target name="foo">
> <some-task/>
> <another-task/>
>
> <condition property="should.exit">
> (condition check here....)
> </condition>
>
> <exit if="should.exit" message="some message"/>
>
> (do more-tasks...)
>
> </target>
>
> The "exit" task would simply exit the target, but
> would not abort the entire
> build (assuming "foo" is a child target). Is THIS
> possible?
>
> - mps
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > sure, while coding the task you can simply exit
> the execute() method without
> > throwing a BuildException.
> >
> > mmh or do you mean from inside the buildfile?
> > It cant - a task is an atomic instruction. You
> couldnt stop a
> > System.out.println("test") while
> > execution.
> >
> >
> > Jan
> >
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Michael Pelz Sherman
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 17. März 2005 00:50
> > > An: Ant Users List
> > > Betreff: Exiting ant task without aborting build
> > >
> > > Is there a way to exit an ant task without
> aborting the
> > > entire build (i.e.
> > > using the <fail> task)?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > - mps
> > >
> > >
>
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