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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:27:51 -0500
From: "David Weintraub" <qazwart@gmail.com>
To: "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Using -buildfile without setting the basedir?
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basedir is set in the <project> attribute in the build.xml file. Try
setting it on the command line:

    $ ant -Dbasedir=$PWD -f /a/b/build.xml

That *should* override the setting.

On Feb 3, 2008 6:14 PM, Francisco Tolmasky <tolmasky@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to use a build file that is located in a different
> directory by doing the following:
>
> ant -f a/b/thebuild.xml
>
> However, this has the side effect of changing my basedir to a/b/ as
> well, which I don't want,
> I just want to run ant in my current directory with the build file of
> a different directory. Any
> thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francisco
>
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