Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-ant-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 45091 invoked from network); 11 Jun 2009 23:36:57 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 11 Jun 2009 23:36:57 -0000 Received: (qmail 4811 invoked by uid 500); 11 Jun 2009 23:36:10 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-ant-user-archive@ant.apache.org Received: (qmail 4692 invoked by uid 500); 11 Jun 2009 23:36:09 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@ant.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Users List" Reply-To: "Ant Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list user@ant.apache.org Received: (qmail 4307 invoked by uid 99); 11 Jun 2009 23:35:05 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:35:05 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of milu71@gmx.de designates 213.165.64.20 as permitted sender) Received: from [213.165.64.20] (HELO mail.gmx.net) (213.165.64.20) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:34:56 +0000 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 11 Jun 2009 23:34:33 -0000 Received: from e178061203.adsl.alicedsl.de (EHLO wladimir) [85.178.61.203] by mail.gmx.net (mp039) with SMTP; 12 Jun 2009 01:34:33 +0200 X-Authenticated: #48488578 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18L+EhVvMgLjHofN6+EfGM5Y4xDd3s1FhCfZnS/GH BoBoHRtTpvhkrX Received: by wladimir (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:34:15 +0000 Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:34:15 +0200 From: Michael Ludwig To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: Replacing build.xml with Build.java - Doing Ant builds directly from Java Message-ID: <20090611233415.GF3768@wladimir> References: <867419.36793.qm@web39804.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <867419.36793.qm@web39804.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.6899999999999999 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Dean Schulze schrieb am 11.06.2009 um 09:48:12 (-0700): > > Ant build scripts make simple things like an if .... else difficult Use the extensions, as mentioned by others. > and things like changing the value of a property impossible. This might be seen as a feature (but I rather don't think it is). Wrapping your mind around the Ant way of doing things is probably the best thing you can do. Where it feels too awkward, use the extension interface to write an Antlet. Michael Ludwig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscribe@ant.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-help@ant.apache.org