Maybe ant-contrib's runtarget may fit better for your use-case.
Peter
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Eric Fetzer <elstonk...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This is insane! Is there no way to preserve information set in an
> antcall? I tried to change strategy a little and do the following:
>
> <project default="invalid">
> <!-- Import the properties_common.xml file -->
> <import file="properties.xml" />
> <import file="includes.xml" />
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml"/>
> <taskdef name="unset" classname="ise.antelope.tasks.Unset"/>
> <target name="invalid">
> <property name="labelset" value="false"/>
> <antcall target="dotest1" inheritall="true" />
> <echo>before going to dotest2 labelset = ${labelset}</echo>
> <antcall target="dotest2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="dotest1" depends="setvalue">
> <echo message="in test1 and value of labelset is: ${labelset}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="dotest2" depends="setvalue">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of labelset is: ${labelset}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="setvalue">
> <if>
> <equals arg1="${labelset}" arg2="false" />
> <then>
> <echo>Before setting the value, labelset = ${labelset}</echo>
> <echo>setting the value to true</echo>
> <unset name="labelset"/>
> <property name="labelset" value="true" />
> <echo>labelset = ${labelset}</echo>
> </then>
> </if>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> Same results:
>
> Buildfile: testthrow.xml
> invalid:
> setvalue:
> [echo] Before setting the value, labelset = false
> [echo] setting the value to true
> [echo] labelset = true
> dotest1:
> [echo] in test1 and value of labelset is: true
> [echo] before going to dotest2 labelset = false
> setvalue:
> [echo] Before setting the value, labelset = false
> [echo] setting the value to true
> [echo] labelset = true
> dotest2:
> [echo] in test2
> [echo] value of labelset is: true
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
>
> It loses the setting that happened in setvalue... Anybody?????
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Fetzer <elstonk...@yahoo.com>
> To: "McNish, Budd" <bmcn...@healthplan.com>; Ant Users List <
> user@ant.apache.org>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: <target unless=...>
>
> I just threw this out because I couldn't get anything to work. Reviving
> because I can't accept failure. Budd, your repro wasn't doing what I
> wanted, but I didn't realize why until now. The reson you went into test1
> was because you didn't put an unless clause on it. Put the unless clause
> on it and you wouldn't go into it. As soon as you instantiate the var, you
> won't go into any of the targets for the var. I want to go into my target
> once and only once. Consider the following example:
>
> <project default="invalid">
> <!-- Import the properties_common.xml file -->
> <import file="properties.xml" />
> <import file="includes.xml" />
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml"/>
> <taskdef name="unset" classname="ise.antelope.tasks.Unset"/>
> <target name="invalid">
> <var name="testit" value=""/>
> <antcall target="dotest1" inheritall="true" />
> <antcall target="dotest2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="dotest1" depends="setvalue">
> <echo message="in test1 and value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="dotest2" depends="setvalue">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="setvalue" unless="testit">
> <echo>setting the value to true</echo>
> <var name="testit" value="true" />
> <echo>testit = ${testit}</echo>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> It won't go into setvalue ever because testit is already instantiated. I
> want it to go in once. Anyone able to help me on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Fetzer <elstonk...@yahoo.com>
> To: "McNish, Budd" <bmcn...@healthplan.com>; Ant Users List <
> user@ant.apache.org>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: <target unless=...>
>
> Ahhh, you're using var instead of property. I missed that before. Since
> you instantiate it first, the scope remains over the antcalls. Beautiful,
> thanks Budd!
>
> Eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "McNish, Budd" <bmcn...@healthplan.com>
> To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>; 'Eric Fetzer' <
> elstonk...@yahoo.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:36 AM
> Subject: RE: <target unless=...>
>
> Eric,
>
> Okay try this one.
>
> <project default="invalid">
> <target name="invalid">
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antcontrib.properties">
> <classpath location="${antcontrib.jar}"/>
> </taskdef>
> <var name="testit" value="" />
> <antcall target="test1" inheritall="true" />
> <antcall target="test2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="test1" depends="setvalue">
> <echo message="in test1 and value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="test2" unless="testit">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="setvalue">
> <echo>setting the value to 1.2.3.4</echo>
> <var name="testit" value="1.2.3.4" />
> <echo>testit = ${testit}</echo>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> C:\IBM>ant -f /temp/throw.xml
> Buildfile: C:\temp\throw.xml
>
> invalid:
>
> setvalue:
> [echo] setting the value to 1.2.3.4
> [echo] testit = 1.2.3.4
>
> test1:
> [echo] in test1 and value of testit is: 1.2.3.4
>
> test2:
>
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> Total time: 0 seconds
>
> C:\IBM>
>
> Budd A. McNish
>
> Health Plan Services
> 813-289-1000 ext. 2352
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Fetzer [mailto:elstonk...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:21 AM
> To: Ant Users List
> Subject: Re: <target unless=...>
>
> Sorry Budd, it looks like I wasn't clear on one aspect of this. The value
> of this property must be set inside of the first target called. In
> reality, the first target called has a depends target that may set
> this property. Based on whether it sets that property, we may or may not
> want to come back to that target again. So a more valid repro would be:
>
> <project name="test" default="testIt">
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml"/>
> <target name="testIt">
> <antcall target="test1" inheritall="true" />
> <echo message="back out to main target, label is: ${label}"/>
> <antcall target="test2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="test1" depends="setLabel" >
> <echo message="in test1 and value of label is: ${label}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="test2" depends="setLabel">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of label is: ${label}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="setLabel" unless="label">
> <property name="label" value="1.2.3.4"/>
> <echo message="I'm creating a label here..."/>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> And the results from running this are:
>
>
> Buildfile: test.xml
> testIt:
> setLabel:
> [echo] I'm creating a label here...
> test1:
> [echo] in test1 and value of label is: 1.2.3.4
> [echo] back out to main target, label is: ${label}
> setLabel:
> [echo] I'm creating a label here...
> test2:
> [echo] in test2
> [echo] value of label is: 1.2.3.4
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> Total time: 0 seconds
>
>
> You see that it attempts to create the label twice which will fail in my
> real application. I think what I need to do instead is:
>
> <project name="test" default="testIt">
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml"/>
> <target name="testIt" depends="setLabel">
> <antcall target="test1" inheritall="true" />
> <antcall target="test2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="test1">
> <echo message="in test1 and value of label is: ${label}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="test2">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of label is: ${label}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="setLabel">
> <property name="label" value="1.2.3.4"/>
> <echo message="I'm creating a label here..."/>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> In my real world application, that will take some rewriting, but simple is
> good... Thanks for looking at my spaghetti (mmmmmm, meatballs)!
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "McNish, Budd" <bmcn...@healthplan.com>
> To: Ant Users <user@ant.apache.org>; 'Eric Fetzer' <elstonk...@yahoo.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:48 AM
> Subject: RE: <target unless=...>
>
> This works.
>
> <project default="invalid">
> <target name="invalid">
> <property name="testit" value="" />
> <antcall target="test1" inheritall="true" >
> <param name="testit" value="true"/>
> </antcall>
> <antcall target="test2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="test1">
> <echo message="in test1 and value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="test2" unless="testit">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
>
> </project>
>
> C:\IBM>ant -f /temp/throw.xml
> Buildfile: C:\temp\throw.xml
>
> invalid:
>
> test1:
> [echo] in test1 and value of testit is: true
>
> test2:
>
> BUILD SUCCESSFUL
> Total time: 0 seconds
>
> C:\IBM>
>
> Budd A. McNish
>
> Health Plan Services
> 813-289-1000 ext. 2352
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Fetzer [mailto:elstonk...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:14 AM
> To: Ant Users
> Subject: <target unless=...>
>
> Hi! I've found that my unless= is somewhat useless when using <antcall>.
> Here's a repro for what I'm trying to do:
>
> <project name="test" default="testIt">
> <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml"/>
> <target name="testIt">
> <antcall target="test1" inheritall="true" />
> <antcall target="test2" inheritall="true" />
> </target>
> <target name="test1">
> <property name="testit" value="true"/>
> <echo message="in test1 and value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> <target name="test2" unless="testit">
> <echo message="in test2"/>
> <echo message="value of testit is: ${testit}"/>
> </target>
> </project>
>
> And the results that I'm sure you anticipate as you understand how antcall
> works:
>
> [me@myMachine]$ ant -f test.xml
> Buildfile: test.xml
> testIt:
> test1:
> [echo] in test1 and value of testit is: true
> test2:
> [echo] in test2
> [echo] value of testit is: ${testit} BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 0
> seconds
>
>
> My actual antcall is in a for loop using a list to call targets that start
> with the same word, like so:
>
> <for list="${build.apps} param="app">
> <sequential>
> <antcall target="build@{app}"/>
> </sequential>
> </for>
>
> Can anyone give me a better methodology for achieving the results I'm
> after?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
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