The application.xml's is created before the archive's version, but modified after it. So that shouldn't be the problem. I had that base covered.
Lucily so, as we build from file in a source control system, so touching ain't that easy. You have to checkout, touch, checking/undo checkout.... --- Keith Hatton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've had problems with updating JAR files in the > past when the "updated" file is in fact older than > the one already in the archive (and "older" may mean > "newer within 2 seconds" on Windoze). So you may > want to <touch> it first. Or as Jan suggested, do an > <unear>, then <copy overwrite="true"> for your > application.xml, then <ear> it back up again. > > Hope this helps > Keith > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charl Gerber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 October 2005 14:17 > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: AW: Problem updating application.xml > > > I can update war and jar files withing the ear, but > not the application.xml. So this does look fishy. > Here > is my (current) ant code: > > <jar jarfile="${sonora.ear.destination}" > basedir="./lib" > includes="*.jar" > update="true" > > <metainf casesensitive="true" > file="./src/META-INF/application.xml"> > </metainf> > </jar> > > This updates all the jars, as expected, but not the > application.xml. > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > <unear> > > -- modify --: <filterchain>, <replaceregexp>, > > <mapper>, xmltask [1] > > <ear> > > > > > > Jan > > > > [1] http://ant.apache.org/external.html#xmltask > > > > > > >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > >Von: Charl Gerber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Gesendet: Freitag, 7. Oktober 2005 12:47 > > >An: user@ant.apache.org > > >Betreff: Problem updating application.xml > > > > > >I have a 3rd party .ear file that I am updating. > > The original > > >.ear has an "application.xml" file. I have tried > > everything, > > >but cannot get Ant to overwrite that > > application.xml with a > > >new one I made myself. > > > > > >I have tried the ear, jar and zip taks, > > update=true, metainf > > >settings, zipfileset, everything... but no luck. > > > > > >If I manually delete the original application.xml > > in the > > >original .ear with, eg, winzip, then ant puts the > > new > > >application.xml where it should goes, but it > seems > > that if ant > > >finds an existing application.xml, you can forget > > about. > > > > > >Anyone else had this problem? Is there a > > workaround? > > > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > >additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]