Not sure how exactly, but I fixed it and it works now. Basically, I changed hg.rev to "revision" and it seems that was the problem.
Patrick On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Patrick Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > This is what I'm trying to to: > > <!-- Get Hg Revision --> > <target name="id" description="Get the current hg revision"> > <exec executable="hg" output="hg.txt" outputproperty="hg"> > <arg value="id" /> > <arg value="-i" /> > </exec> > <echo message="hg = ${hg}" /> > </target> > > The output is coorrect in the text file, same as the command: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/repo/dib/dib_8800$ hg id -i > c75f860db478+ > > but the "echo" during the build shows this: > > id: > [echo] hg = > [propertyfile] Updating property file: > /home/patrick/repo/dib/dib_8800/build.properties > > In other words, the property is never getting set! What am I missing???? > > Thanks, patrick > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]