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Have a look at http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D14941

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>-----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Ivan Ivanov [mailto:rambiusparkisanius@yahoo.com]=20
>Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Juli 2005 01:52
>An: Ant Users List
>Betreff: RE: creating -projecthelp default help target
>
>Dewey,
>
>I think you should *not* set ant.library.dir property.
>I am using Ant 1.6.5/WinXP and executing following snippet on=20
>my machine =20
>
><echoproperties prefix=3D"ant"/>
>
>dumps ant.library.dir (plus some others of course), so I think=20
>it is a built-in one. If for some reason it is not set on your=20
>environment you can replace it with ${ant.home}/lib.
>
>HTH Ivan
>
>--- "Dewey, John" <jdewey@rsasecurity.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks,
>> Your java task worked, after I setup the ant.library.dir variable.
>> I'm running it on WinXP so I suspect that your analysis of the error=20
>> was correct, but since the java task is cross platform I=20
>agree that it=20
>> is the better way to go. Thanks again.
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ivan Ivanov
>> [mailto:rambiusparkisanius@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 4:12 PM
>> To: Ant Users List
>> Subject: Re: creating -projecthelp default help target
>>=20
>> Hello Dewey,
>>=20
>> What is the operating system you are using. If it is=20
>windows, error=3D2=20
>> usually means that windows is not able to find the=20
>executable, i.e. it=20
>> is not in the classpath. Also bear in mind that the usual=20
>way of using=20
>> <exec> on windows is like this:
>> <exec dir=3D"....." executable=3D"cmd.exe"
>>     os=3D"Windows 2000,Windows XP">
>>     <arg line=3D"/c ant -projecthelp"/>
>> </exec>
>> and it is described fully in <exec> docs[1].
>>=20
>> Since you are invoking it in ant build script, then ${ant.home} is=20
>> already set, so that you can also provide the absolute path to ant=20
>> launching script:
>> <arg line=3D"/c ${ant.home}/bin/ant -projecthelp"/>
>>=20
>> I have done this before and I would recommend you to use <java> task=20
>> (written by memories and not tested)
>> :
>> <java classname=3D"org.apache.tools.ant.Main">
>>   <arg value=3D"-projecthelp"/>
>>   <classpath>
>>     <pathelement
>> location=3D"${ant.library.dir}/ant.jar"/>
>>   </classpath>
>> </java>
>>=20
>> HTH Ivan
>>=20
>> [1]http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
>>=20
>> --- "Dewey, John" <jdewey@rsasecurity.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> > Hi I'm trying to get ant help to printout a small message and then=20
>> > the ant -projecthelp  listing, but I keep getting the following=20
>> > error:
>> > C:\Documents and
>> > Settings\jdewey\Desktop\zz\build.xml:11: Execute
>> > failed: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: ant=20
>-projecthelp error=3D2
>> >=20
>> > Any ideas?
>> >=20
>> > The build file I am using follows:
>> > <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>
>> >=20
>> > <project name=3D"helpTest" default=3D"help"
>> basedir=3D".">
>> >=20
>> > <target name=3D"help" description=3D"lets people know about=20
>> > -projecthelp">
>> >   <echo>
>> >   ***************** usage *****************
>> >   Blah blah blah
>> >   </echo>
>> >   <echo>-projecthelp prints the custom menu for
>> this
>> > build file</echo>
>> >   <exec executable=3D"ant">
>> >     <arg value=3D"-projecthelp"/>
>> >   </exec>
>> > </target>
>> >=20
>> > </project>
>> >=20
>> >=20
>> > The version of ant I am using is:
>> > Apache Ant version 1.6.5 compiled on June 2 2005
>>=20
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