Return-Path: 
 <ant-user-return-24170-qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-user=jakarta.apache.org@jakarta.apache.org>
Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-user-archive@apache.org
Received: (qmail 6218 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2002 02:45:14 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131)
  by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 22 Aug 2002 02:45:14 -0000
Received: (qmail 27161 invoked by uid 97); 22 Aug 2002 02:45:42 -0000
Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
Received: (qmail 27146 invoked by uid 97); 22 Aug 2002 02:45:41 -0000
Mailing-List: contact ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:ant-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:ant-user-subscribe@jakarta.apache.org>
List-Help: <mailto:ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org>
List-Post: <mailto:ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
List-Id: "Ant Users List" <ant-user.jakarta.apache.org>
Reply-To: "Ant Users List" <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Delivered-To: mailing list ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
Received: (qmail 27103 invoked by uid 98); 22 Aug 2002 02:45:40 -0000
X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4218 created Aug 14 2002)
Message-ID: <000c01c24985$ecbf6740$e3b16682@dstc.edu.au>
From: "Ron Chernich" <chernich@dstc.edu.au>
To: "Ant Users List" <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
References: <1a7401c24974$f6368f80$e3b16682@dstc.edu.au>
 <3D643418.1030902@cortexebusiness.com.au>
Subject: Re: Can Ant iterate?
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:45:06 +1000
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
X-Spam-Checked: SPAMASSASSIN: This message probably not SPAM
X-Spam-Score: 1.6, Required: 5
X-Virus-Scanned: Message: ok
X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.9 (www dot roaringpenguin dot com slash mimedefang)
X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N
X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N

Thanks David and Conor.  <apply> with <uptodate> did the job
perfectly--though it's a pity I had to invoke the jvm direct with
${java.home}/bin/java rather than just use a <java> task.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conor MacNeill" <conor@cortexebusiness.com.au>
To: "Ant Users List" <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Can Ant iterate?


> Ron Chernich wrote:
> > We are considering migrating from make to ant for our Java projects, but
have hit a hitch where a makefile tag needs to iterate over a pattern
matched set of files, calling a java application.  Something like:
> >
> > LIST=`ls config/*.xml`
> > ...
> > for F in $(LIST); do
> >   $(JAVA) com.mumble.SchemaCompiler $(F)
> > done
> >
> > I can see how FileSet will give me the list and AntCall could execute a
Task to run our schema compiler, but can't see how to join the two up.  Is
it possible or do we just not get it?
> >
> > Ron Chernich
> > Engineering Director, DSTC
> >
>
> You have 3 choices
>
> 1. Use <apply>, possibly combined with <uptodate> and execute your
> schema compiler for the files in a fileset.
>
> 2. Write a Task to do it and the necessary dependency checks, fileset
> support, etc. Tasks are pretty easy to write and can make your build
> files clearer. Many tasks are just wrappers for running the java task
> anyway. The task can be built as part of the build.
>
> 3. Use <script> (not recommended in general)
>
> Conor
>
>
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, e-mail:   <mailto:ant-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org>
> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org>
>


--
To unsubscribe, e-mail:   <mailto:ant-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org>
For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org>