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From: Tim Vernum <Tim.Vernum@macquarie.com.au>
To: "'ANT-user'" <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Subject: RE: Two issues
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:48:11 +1100
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> IC.  I was not aware that dependent targets are somehow considered
> parent targets of the depender (thus the parameters set in 
> them are set
> in the depender).  Seems kind of strange, but now that I know this at
> least I can understand what it is doing.

OK, I'm not sure if I follow you correctly.
Each time I read it, I get a different view of what you are saying.

In this case:

<target name="A">
	<property name="prop" value="A"/>
	<echo message="${prop}"/>
</target>

<target name="B" depends="A">
	<property name="prop" value="B"/>
	<echo message="${prop}"/>
</target>

$ ant B

should print

A
A

The series of steps ant performs is

Run "target-B"
"target-B" requires "target-A", so..
Run "target-A"
	prop="A"
	echo ${prop}
(End target-A)
	prop="B"  - prop is already set, do nothing
	echo ${prop}
(End target-B)