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Subject: Re: <ant/> and <propertyset/>
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This does look like a mis-match between the functionalty of
the <property> and <propertyset> elements of <ant>.

Peter

sebastian ssmoller wrote:

>(...)
>  
>
>>but now it seems that properties passed by <propertyset/> are NOT
>>inherited
>>(?) In my project these properties are passed exactly one "level" into
>>the
>>newly created project.
>>
>>whats wrong ?
>>    
>>
>
>i had a deeper look at the code and i found out that the following code
>is used:
>
>- for <property/>
>--> overwriteProperties (Ant.java) --> copyInheritedProperties
>(Project.java) --> copyInheritedProperties (PropertyHelper.java) -->
>setInheritedProperty (PropertyHelper.java) --> userProperties.put(...)
>(PropertyHelper.java)
>
>- for <propertyset/>
>--> addPropertySet (Ant.java) --> initializeProject (Ant.java) -->
>addAlmostAll (Ant.java) --> setNewProperty (Project.java) -->
>setNewProperty (PropertyHelper.java) --> which does NOT set
>userProperties.put(...)
>
>so why is it handled differently ? was this intented this way ?
>
>thx
>regards,
>seb
>
>  
>
>>btw: i had a short look at the code. in Ant.java i read:
>>
>>    private void overrideProperties() throws BuildException {
>>        // remove duplicate properties - last property wins
>>        // Needed for backward compatibility
>>        Set set = new HashSet();
>>        for (int i = properties.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
>> 
>>this behaviour (read the comment) is exactly the opposite of what is
>>expected i guess because the general ant behaviour is : first property
>>wins 
>>... (just a thought).
>>
>>    
>>
>
>(...)
>  
>


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