Here is the whole target: <target name="load-project-metadata" depends=" persist-long-living-properties"> <fail unless="project.has.buildable.units" message="The current project contains no buildable modules"/> <dependset> <srcfilelist dir="${project.dir}" files=" ${project.all.unit.descriptor.files}"/> <srcfileset file="${global.lib.dir}/libraries.xml"/> <srcfileset file="${global.dist.dir}/libraries.xml"/> <srcfileset file="${project.build.dir}/libraries.xml"/> <srcfileset file="${project.build.dir}/launchers.xml"/> <targetfileset file="${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml "/> </dependset> <x:dir-to-uri dir="${project.build.dir}/launchers.xml" property=" project.launchers.descriptor.uri"/> <xslt in="${project.build.dir}/libraries.xml" out=" ${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml" style=" ${global.build.dir}/generate-project-metadata.xslt"> <param name="project-debug-flag" expression=" ${project.debug.flag.boolean}"/> <param name="global-p4root-dir" expression=" ${global.p4root.dir}"/> <param name="project-code" expression="${project.code}"/> <param name="project-uri" expression="${project.uri}"/> <param name="project-tmp-dir-rel" expression=" ${project.tmp.dir.rel}"/> <param name="project-all-unit-locations" expression=" ${project.all.unit.locations}"/> <param name="project-launchers-descriptor-uri" expression=" ${project.launchers.descriptor.uri}"/> <param name="project-deployment-dir" expression=" ${project.deployment.dir}"/> <param name="project-deployment-uri" expression=" ${project.deployment.uri}"/> <param name="project-launchers-folder-name" expression=" ${project.launchers.folder.name}"/> <xmlcatalog refid="xml-catalog"/> </xslt> <xmlproperty file="${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml" keeproot="no" prefix="project"/> </target>
Here is all the files involved in dependset ordered by its timestamps 2007-10-18 10:47:02.968712000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/launchers.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.093958000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.094348000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.094456000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205116000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205217000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205377000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205558000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.256329000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.256447000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611558000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611779000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611910000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.710560000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938316000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938709000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938804000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/build.xml 2007-12-17 15:38:22.579139000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.classpath 2007-12-17 15:38:22.639438000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.project 2007-12-17 15:38:22.699555000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/build.xml 2008-02-22 14:14:10.102591000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.classpath 2008-02-22 14:14:10.104269000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.project 2008-02-22 14:14:10.116413000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/build.xml 2008-03-06 12:55:37.846305000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/build.xml 2008-03-06 12:55:38.003297000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.classpath 2008-03-06 12:55:38.004725000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.project 2008-03-06 16:05:12.872139000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.736998000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.984057000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.996537000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.classpath 2008-03-06 21:14:50.313841000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/build.xml 2008-03-07 11:43:24.007690000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml As you can see, the target file (the last one) is the newest one but the ant outputs the following: load-project-metadata: fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{ includes: [launchers.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp with patternSet{ includes: [project-metadata.xml] excludes: [] } [dependset] /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml is oldest target file If I change the timestamp of the target file touch -t 200701010000 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml so that it become the oldest file 2007-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:02.968712000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/launchers.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.093958000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.094348000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.094456000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205116000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205217000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205377000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.205558000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.256329000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.256447000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611558000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611779000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.611910000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/build.xml 2007-10-18 10:47:04.710560000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938316000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.classpath 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938709000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.project 2007-10-18 10:47:04.938804000 +0400 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/build.xml 2007-12-17 15:38:22.579139000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.classpath 2007-12-17 15:38:22.639438000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.project 2007-12-17 15:38:22.699555000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/build.xml 2008-02-22 14:14:10.102591000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.classpath 2008-02-22 14:14:10.104269000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.project 2008-02-22 14:14:10.116413000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/build.xml 2008-03-06 12:55:37.846305000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/build.xml 2008-03-06 12:55:38.003297000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.classpath 2008-03-06 12:55:38.004725000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.project 2008-03-06 16:05:12.872139000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.736998000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.984057000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/libraries.xml 2008-03-06 16:05:40.996537000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.classpath 2008-03-06 21:14:50.313841000 +0300 /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/build.xml the ant outputs the same load-project-metadata: fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{ includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{ includes: [launchers.xml] excludes: [] } fileset: Setup scanner in dir /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp with patternSet{ includes: [project-metadata.xml] excludes: [] } [dependset] /export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml is oldest target file But if I remove the target file then the exception disappears. This problem happens on Solaris but doesn't happen on windows. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07.03.2008 10:38 Please respond to "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org> To <user@ant.apache.org> cc Subject AW: NullPointerException Can you post the snippet around the <dependendset>? Jan > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Alexander Pavlenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Freitag, 7. 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