On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 18:54 +0300, Vitaliy S wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have target with a task supporting subtasks
> e.g
> 
>  <copy todir="../dest/dir">
>    <!--begin of mutable content -->
>     <fileset dir="src_dir">
>       <exclude name="**/*.java"/>
>     </fileset>
>    <!--end of mutable content -->
>   </copy>
> the content of task may be changed but the rest file is immutable.
> I want to store mutable content in  seporate file.
> What is the best way to do it?

Hi Vitaliy,

I'm not sure I understand your requirement, but if you are saying that
the XML describing the task will change from build to build, and you
need to use it, then I'd suggest using <import> to import the mutable
part of the task, then having the immutable part of the task call the
mutable part using <antcall>.

Eg.

mutable.xml:

<project name="mutable" basedir=".">
  <target name="mutable.part">
    <echo>I change from build to build</echo>
  </target>
</project>

build.xml:

<project name="build" basedir=".">
  <import file="mutable.xml"/>
  <target name="immutable.part">
    <echo>I never change from build to build</echo>
    <antcall target="mutable.part"/>
    <echo>I also never change</echo>
  </target>
</project>

If the mutable part changes _during_ build time, this gets trickier,
although it still should be possible to get working, by using the <ant>
task to re-import the mutable file. 

But not fully understanding what you are after, I may be way off here :)

Cheers, Ben

> 
> 
> Regards,
> Vitaliy S
> 
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