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Subject: Working directory confusion
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:03:15 -0800
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From: "Rick Genter" <rgenter@silverlink.com>
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I'm getting confused on how the notion of "current working directory" is
maintained in ant. Here's my test script:

<?xml version=3D"1.0"?>
<project name=3D"test" default=3D"all">
	<target name=3D"all" depends=3D"sub1, sub2"/>
=09
	<target name=3D"sub1">
		<delete dir=3D"sub1"/>
		<mkdir dir=3D"sub1"/>
		<copy todir=3D"sub1" file=3D"test.xml"/>

		<!-- use ant task -->
		<echo>Calling sub1-test via &lt;ant&gt; task:</echo>
		<ant dir=3D"sub1" antfile=3D"test.xml" target=3D"sub1-test"/>

		<!-- call ant via command-line -->
		<echo>Calling sub1-test via ant.bat:</echo>
		<exec executable=3D"cmd.exe"
		      dir=3D"sub1">
			<arg value=3D"/c"/>
			<arg value=3D"call"/>
			<arg value=3D"ant.bat"/>
			<arg value=3D"-buildfile"/>
			<arg value=3D"test.xml"/>
			<arg value=3D"sub1-test"/>
		</exec>
	</target>
=09
	<target name=3D"sub1-test">
		<echo>My basedir is ${basedir}.</echo>
		<echo>My current directory is ${user.dir}.</echo>
	</target>
</project>

When I run the above (ant 1.6.2), I get:
Buildfile: C:\workspace-4\Object\test.xml
sub1:
   [delete] Deleting directory C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1
    [mkdir] Created dir: C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1
     [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1
     [echo] Calling sub1-test via <ant> task:
sub1-test:
     [echo] My basedir is C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1.
     [echo] My current directory is C:\workspace-4\Object.
     [echo] Calling sub1-test via ant.bat:
     [exec] Buildfile: test.xml
     [exec] sub1-test:
     [exec] [echo] My basedir is C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1.
     [exec] [echo] My current directory is C:\workspace-4\Object\sub1.
     [exec] BUILD SUCCESSFUL
     [exec] Total time: 0 seconds
all:
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

Note that when invoked by the <ant> task, ${user.dir} !=3D ${basedir}
within the <ant> task, while when invoked via the command line
${user.dir} =3D=3D ${basedir}. Is there a way to get ${user.dir} =3D=3D
${basedir} using the <ant> task? (I need this so that files that are
referenced by the Java program I invoke from my <ant> task are found.)

--
Rick Genter
Principal Engineer
Silverlink Communications
<mailto:rgenter@silverlink.com>
(781) 272-3080 x242

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