Hi,
does Ant 1.6.3 have a problem with the javac task when specifying an external java compiler to use, in combination with JDK1.5 as your default installed JDK?
Following target worked for me on my system with JDK1.5.0_02 as default JDK installed (and my JAVA_HOME pointing to the JDK1.5 install dir) and Ant 1.6.2 (and before):
<javac srcdir="${src}" destdir="${build}" debug="${debug}" compiler="extJavac" executable="${jdk13}" source="1.3" target="1.3">
(where ${jdk13} points to the JDK1.3 javac executable).Running this with Ant 1.6.3 results in the following message: (I echoed the JAVA_HOME and the ${jdk13} vars):
[echo] JAVA_HOME set to c:\java\j2sdk1.5.0_02\jre
[echo] Using C:\java\jdk1.3.1_02\bin\javac.exe
[javac] Compiling 455 source files to C:\projects\test\build
[javac] javac: invalid flag: -source
[javac] Usage: javac <options> <source files>
<snip> (just more javac options stuff).Setting the "java.home" property is of no use as it is read only for Ant, and setting the "build.compiler" to use a default JDK1.4 javac compiler didn't work either. Setting my JAVA_HOME env variable to the JDK1.4 install dir _does_ work and compiles my sources without a hassle).
However, my guess is that I should not have to set my JAVA_HOME variable if I want to compile something targetted at an older JDK than the one I have currently installed as the default one? It's also a fact that it does not compile anymore since I installed ant 1.6.3 ...
regards, Wim Praet.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
