Thanks Glenn,
Here's a small test script that i wrote that simulates my environment and
proves my findings:
build.xml:
<project>
<target name="first">
<echo message="target First" />
</target>
<target name="second" depends="first">
<echo message="target Second" />
</target>
</project>
Output:
C:\Documents and Settings\mick\Desktop\test>ant first second
Buildfile: build.xml
first:
[echo] target First
first:
[echo] target First
second:
[echo] target Second
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 0 seconds
C:\Documents and Settings\hjhutty\Desktop\test>
It clearly shows that the first target is run multiple times.Can someone
please correct my understanding as to why this is happening.
Thanks
Mick
On 11/12/07, glenn opdycke-hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Could you post the complete Ant script?
> How are you invoking the script and the target(s)?
>
> I noticed if you invoke ant with both targetA and targetB, then targetA
> would be called multiple times.
>
> However if you invoke ant with targetC (below) then targetA is invoked
> once.
>
> <target name="targetC" depends="targetA, targetB">
> <echo>in targetC</echo>
> </target>
>
> --glenn
>
> On Nov 12, 2007 11:32 AM, broken connection <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Friends,
> > As far as I knew, if we have "depends" in the target then that target
> > would run only once. But my target is running multiple times.
> >
> > For example, I have this:
> >
> > <target name="targetA">
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="targetB" depends="targetA">
> > </target>
> >
> > The execution results as:
> > targetA
> > targetA
> > targetB
> >
> > But I thought since "targetA" has already been executed it should show
> up
> > as:
> >
> > targetA
> > targetB
> >
> > And only if targetA has not been executed before, then "targetB"
> > should execute "targetA" i.e again the same output
> >
> > targetA
> > targetB
> >
> > Please help me guys as to where my understanding is wrong.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mick
> >
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