Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-user-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 73832 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2002 17:50:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 7 Nov 2002 17:50:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 12215 invoked by uid 97); 7 Nov 2002 17:51:10 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 12189 invoked by uid 97); 7 Nov 2002 17:51:09 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Users List" Reply-To: "Ant Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 12157 invoked by uid 98); 7 Nov 2002 17:51:08 -0000 X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4218 created Aug 14 2002) Message-ID: <20021107175010.99788.qmail@web20415.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:50:10 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Benson Subject: Re: Coverting package name to directory To: Ant Users List In-Reply-To: <00c401c28684$cad29a80$1219570f@ranier> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N It seems wasteful to write a custom task to replace regular expressions in properties when we already have one that works for files. Maybe the core hackers could say whether it would be feasible to define some sort of pseudo-file entity whose contents would be a property? -Matt --- Steve Loughran wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stefano Mancarella" > > To: "Ant Users List" > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:08 AM > Subject: Re: Coverting package name to directory > > > > Matt Benson wrote: > > > > > There may be some twisted and ingenious > application of > > > that could accomplish this, or some > > > other task I don't know about, but it seems that > Ant's > > > facilities for manipulating properties sans file > IO > > > are limited. > > > > Yes, I think so. > > > > > How about a script? > > > > I think that's the only way (aside from writing a > custom task). > > Custom task may not be a bad idea; I have to do this > kind of thing myself > sporadically > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: