Hello all, I need help. In my build script, I have a path of libraries that I need to use in multiple situations. These situations include:
a) to be used within a <path>-like construct, like <classpath> b) to be used within a <fileset> construct, to allow for <copy> c) the need to be nest-able. Now, I'm currently restrained to use only Ant 1.6.5, so I can't use 1.7.0's Resource Collections. :-( I though <path> was what I needed, as it satisfied (a) and (c), but it can't be used within a <fileset>. Therefore, I can't <copy> the elements of the path. I though <fileset> was what I needed, as it satisfies (a) and (b), but I can't create a single <fileset> that contains other <fileset>s. Why? I don't know. Why do I need it? I'm using a <macrodef> to define a single action to be reused several times. One of the attributes of this macro is the dependent libraries (gets used in the classpath of the <javac> task, and then gets <copy>ed to a destination). So, the task calling the macro needs to concatenate all dependent filesets into a single fileset so it can be passed to the macro. (The macro can't know the number of filesets in all situations, so it only allows one fileset.) I though <patternset> would solve my problems, but if the patternset contains an entry that's a relative path that dips below the containing <fileset>'s "dir" attribute, then the <fileset> ignores it. For example, <patternset id="pattern"> <include name="../../tools/library.jar" /> </patternset> <fileset dir="."> <patternset refid="pattern" /> </fileset> the resulting fileset would not have the library.jar file included in it. Many of my 3rd party libraries are outside of the current ant-tree, so this happens quite frequently. I tried the ant-contrib task <pathtofileset>, but it has the same problem as <patternset>: it ignores files that aren't under the 'dir' attribute. So, <path>, <fileset>, <patternset> and <pathtofileset> don't work for me. Is there anything that I can use to define a collection of files, and then use that collection inside <classpath> and <copy> tasks, within ant 1.6.5? Thanks in advance. JDG -- Jay Dickon Glanville --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
