Yes, I agree. It is very rare that more than 1 pass will do. VERY RARE. Most cases it is where you need multiple things or some special sorting of the data. In the case of getting multiple things, you have to weigh the cost of executing the command multiple times vs. using a intermediate local file. If the network cost of say a ypcat is too expensive to do 3 times to get 3 different things in a loop then doing the initial ypcat to a file and using a os specific file dump command might be more efficient.
That was only my point. Keep smiling, GregD 6-8309 -----Original Message----- From: Matt Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:25 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: for task with inline exec? --- "Ditrick, Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not a bad idea to use <ac:shellscript>, if you are > not doing cross > platform stuff. > The use of a lot of this type of thing, > <ac:shellscript>, can make the > ant script platform dependent or you will require > additional products > like Cygwin for Windows. > > Using redirectors can make this type of thing > platform independent. > But, I've found that you usually have to use > intermediate flat files to > re-create all the pipes. This then has the cost of > I/O, but gives you > an the desired platform independent scripts. > I confess myself curious to see a exec/redirector situation so complex it cannot be solved by nested filterchains. I'm sure it's possible to concoct such a scenario, but most real-world requirements I would imagine can be done in a single pass. FWIW, Matt > So, you have to weigh the solution with big picture. > If you are never > ever going to another platform like Microsoft then > definitely use the > <ac:shellscript> task. If there is any chance of > going to Microsoft use > redirectors and intermediate files. > > Using intermediate files then you use the <exec> > task with a command in > a property like ${os.filedump.cmd} and redirectors > to get your desired > output. In a os specific properties file you'll set > os.filedump.cmd to > the desired command: i.e. cat for unix, type for > windows, etc. A lot > more work, but will save you a lot of time if you > have to move your > script from Unix to Windows. And then you are not > dependent on Cygwin > being installed on the Windows box. > > Again, you must weigh and see the big picture: if > the ant script will > never ever be ran on Windows, then use > <ac:shellscript>. Or, you'll be > okay if having Cygwin install on the Windows box is > not a big burden > (lots of boxes or don't have admin rights on all > Windows' boxes). > > My 2 cents on the subject. > > Keep smiling, > > GregD > 6-8309 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vihan Pandey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 10:35 AM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: for task with inline exec? > > > Why not use shellscript? > > didn't think of it :-) > > ---8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<------ > -8-<---- > > <shellscript shell="bash" outputproperty="js.list"> > cat deploy.properties | grep .js-version| sed > s/.js-version=v.[0-9]*/,/g | tr -d '\n' | sed > s/,$//g > </shellscript> > > <echo>JS list: ${js.list}</echo> > > <for list="${js.list}" param="myval"> > > <sequential> > <replace dir="${docroot-re01}" > token="/javascripts/@{myval}.js" > value="http://js.cleartrip.com/javascripts/@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > n}.js" > > > <include name="**/*.html"/> > <include name="**/*.shtml"/> > </replace> > </sequential> > </for> > > ---8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<-------8-<------ > -8-<---- > > Now it works beautifully :-) > > Thanks a million Jan and Peter !!! > > Regards, > > -vihan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
