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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:36:38 +0100
From: Eric Tchepannou <mellists@gmail.com>
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To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>
Subject: Re: valid characters for target names
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Hi,
I will personally not use spaces, but I can remember a couple of times
where I have used dots (.) in my target names.

May be from the command line you may have to run your target like this:
ant -f <build_file> "install server" (I have never tested this, but it
could work)


On 6/10/05, ralapa@spamex.com <ralapa@spamex.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Could someone please clarify what is a valid characters for
> a target name?
>=20
> I have been using spaces in the target names, e.g. "install server",
> because it is more readable, and since I only invoke ant through
> my IDE (IntelliJ) I don't care that spaces make it harder to use on
> the commandline.
>=20
> But I was reading the ant manual, and it seemed to say that the
> target names should only be alphanumeric.  That seems extreme
> to me. Does that mean you can't use space, hypen, or underscore?
>=20
> Thanks,
> -Alex
>=20
>=20
> "A target name can be any alphanumeric string valid in the encoding of th=
e XML file. The empty string "" is in this set, as is comma "," and space "=
 ". Please avoid using these, as they will not be supported in future Ant v=
ersions because of all the confusion they cause. IDE support of unusual tar=
get names, or any target name containing spaces, varies with the IDE."
>=20
> http://ant.apache.org/manual/using.html#targets
>=20
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Best Regards,
Eric Tchepannou

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