On 03/01/06, K.Srikumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>    Sorry if i am asking silly questions, since i am only a starter.
>   ...
>   Now i am able to create jar files, but unable to do so in a desired
> folder.
>   The corresponding code is as follows:
>     ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   <target name="createjar" description="Jars the class files">
> <mkdir dir="${jardir-name}"/>
>   <jar basedir="${jardir-name}" destfile="${jarfile-name}"
> includes="**/*.class"/>
>   </target>
>
>   <target name="usejar" description="Runs the class from the Jar file"
> depends="createjar">
> <java classname="hello" classpath="${jarfile-name}" fork="true"/>
> </target>
>   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
>   and i also want to know why -----------fork="true"------------is used...
>
>   Please reply immediately,
>   Thank u,
>   bye
>
>   ===============================================
>   The complete build file is as follows, for reference:
>   ===============================================
>   <project name="compile" default="speak" basedir=".">
>
>
>   <property name="path" location="dest"/>
> <property name="jardir-name" location="jar-files"/>
> <property name="jarfile-name" value="hello.jar"/>
>
>
> <target name="compile">
> <mkdir dir="${path}" />
>   <javac srcdir="src" destdir="${path}" />
> </target>
>   <target name="speak" description="Prints the developer's Name">
>    <echo message="     You did not specify any target   "/>
> <echo message="       "/>
> <echo message="     K.Srikumar"/>
> </target>
>   <target name="clean" description="Clear the new dirs">
>     <delete dir="${path}"/>
> </target>
>   <target name="doall" depends="compile,speak,clean" description="Run all
> the targets"/>
>   <target name="-hidden">
> <echo message="This is hidden"/>
> </target>
>   <target name="createjar" description="Jars the class files">
> <mkdir dir="${jardir-name}"/>
>   <jar basedir="${jardir-name}" destfile="${jarfile-name}"
> includes="**/*.class"/>
>   </target>
>   <target name="usejar" description="Runs the class from the Jar file"
> depends="createjar">
> <java classname="hello" classpath="${jarfile-name}" fork="true"/>
> </target>
>
>   </project>
>
>
>
> :)K  .  S  R  I  K  U  M  A  R
>
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You can place the absolute path to the folder where you want to create the
jar file for example:
<property name="${jarfile-name}"
location="/home/srikumar/ant/temp/myFirstJar.jar"/>

and then using the target you have supplied your jar file will be placed in
it.

For the second question fork="true" is used to invoke ant to trigger the
class execution in another VM (disabled by default). But all that is written
in the manual [1]. It is a good idea to search in it before posting here.

Hope that helps!

[1] http://ant.apache.org/manual/index.html
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Regards, Petar!

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