On 24/08/05, Stephen Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> On 24 Aug 2005, at 16:20, Petar Tahchiev wrote:
>
> > On 24/08/05, Stephen Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 24 Aug 2005, at 15:03, Petar Tahchiev wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm trying to build an Ant project that uses some Apple Cocoa
> >>>> classes.
> >>>> These are stored as .class files and not as jars. They reside in a
> >>>> completely different folder to my project. I can compile and run my
> >>>> program by referencing these from the command line as follows:
> >>>>
> >>>> javac -classpath /System/Library/Java:. MyProgram.java
> >>>>
> >>>> java -classpath /System/Library/Java:. MyProgram
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there a way I can replicate this functionality using Ant and add
> >>>> the
> >>>> directory (System/Library/Java) to the classpath?
> >>>>
> >>>> I've tried solutions from the Ant documentation and the archives of
> >>>> this list but haven't been able to get anything to work yet.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>> Steve.
> >>>>
> >>> You can always use the <compilerarg> task to pass arguments to the
> >>> compiler,
> >>> but rather why don't you try
> >>> <path id="compile.cp">
> >>> <fileset dir="YOUR DIR">
> >>> <include name=""/>
> >>> </fileset>
> >>> </path>
> >>> and later on call the classpath using <javac srcdir="" destdir=""
> >>> classpathref="compile.cp"/>
> >>> Or just use <classpath>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Regards, Petar!
> >>
> >> I tried the compilerarg task but got the error "Could not create the
> >> task or type of task: conpilerarg". I declared this as <compilerarg
> >> line="-classpath /System/Library/Java/"/>.
> >>
> >> I also tried the other methods you listed but I still got the class
> >> not
> >> found error. My build.xml file was generated for my by my IDE Xcode
> >> and currently looks like this. Sorry if I am missing something obvious
> >> but I am totally new to Ant.
> >>
> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> >> <project name="MyGame" default="jar" basedir=".">
> >> <property name="src" location="src"/>
> >> <property name="bin" location="bin"/>
> >> <property name="lib" location="lib"/>
> >> <property name="dist" location="dist"/>
> >> <property name="jarfile"
> >> location="${dist}/${ant.project.name <http://ant.project.name> <
> http://ant.project.name>}.jar"/>
> >> <property name="compile.debug" value="true"/>
> >>
> >> <fileset id="lib.jars" dir="${lib}">
> >> <include name="**/*.jar"/>
> >> </fileset>
> >>
> >> <path id="lib.path">
> >> <fileset refid="lib.jars"/>
> >> </path>
> >>
> >> <target name="compile" description="Compile code">
> >> <mkdir dir="${bin}"/>
> >> <mkdir dir="${lib}"/>
> >> <javac srcdir="${src}" destdir="${bin}" includeAntRuntime="no"
> >> classpathref="lib.path" debug="${compile.debug}">
> >> </javac>
> >> </target>
> >>
> >> <target name="jar" depends="compile" description="Build jar">
> >> <mkdir dir="${dist}"/>
> >> <jar jarfile="${jarfile}" basedir="${bin}" manifest="Manifest">
> >> <!-- Merge library jars into final jar file -->
> >> <zipgroupfileset refid="lib.jars"/>
> >> </jar>
> >> </target>
> >>
> >> <target name="run" depends="jar" description="Run jar file">
> >> <java jar="${jarfile}" fork="yes" failonerror="true"/>
> >> </target>
> >>
> >> <target name="clean" description="Remove build and dist
> >> directories">
> >> <delete dir="${bin}"/>
> >> <delete dir="${dist}"/>
> >> </target>
> >> </project>
> >>
> >> My fault. I forgot to tell you that compilerarg is an optioanl
> >> ant-contrib
> > task and if you want to use it you have to download the tasks from the
> > ant-contrib site: http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/, also an
> > installation
> > howto is available there. But instead try this
> > <javac .........>
> > <classpath>
> > <pathelement location="yourdir"/>
> > </classpath>
> > </javac>
> >
> > --
> > Regards, Petar!
>
>
> Thanks for your help so far but I still can't get it to work. Firstly
> I tried the additions to javac that you outlined above but I still got
> the class not found error. I then tried downloading the ant-contrib
> task. I have referenced this as outlined in the documentation and
> copied the jar file to my lib directory of my project. But I still get
> the could not create task error. Below is the code I added to my
> build.xml file. Is this correct?
>
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antcontrib.properties">
> <classpath>
> <pathelement location="./lib/ant-contrib.jar" />
> </classpath>
> </taskdef>
>
> <compilerarg line="-classpath /System/Library/Java"/>
>
> I suppose that the problem is that you may have not copied the
ant-contrib-version.jar to your $ANT_HOME/lib folder. I am still curious
that
<javac srcdir="" destdir="">
<classpath>
<pathelement location="yourdir"/>
</claspath>
</javac>
doesn't work. Remember that you must ignore the package folders when
pointing "yourdir". Point only the top-root forlder.
--
Regards, Petar!
