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From: Martin Gainty <mgainty@hotmail.com>
To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>
Subject: RE: converting ant from a make file
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:21:43 -0400
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you can implement *the majority* of what you're trying to accomplish using =
maven Native Archive Plugin
http://java.freehep.org/freehep-nar-plugin/intro.html

be aware this is a brand new plugin is attempting to emulate every make=2Cc=
ompile and link tool
available for every OS and library set so as with all things which are bran=
d new
*caveat emptor*

i presume you already downloaded php?
http://www.php.net/downloads.php

a fairly active and supportive user community is available at
http://maven.apache.org/mail-lists.html

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> From: ernst@pensioenpage.com
> To: user@ant.apache.org
> Subject: Re: converting ant from a make file
> Date: Fri=2C 18 Sep 2009 19:22:23 +0200
> CC: user@ant.apache.org
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> I think by now you should read up on Ant and understand the basic =20
> concepts before proceeding...
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> Met een vriendelijke groet=2C
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> Ernst de Haan
> PensioenPage B.V.
> www.pensioenpage.com
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> tel. (026) 364 56 34
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> Op 18 sep 2009 om 18:53 heeft veena pandit <v.kris21@gmail.com> het =20
> volgende geschreven:\
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> > So how would I write it in the build.xml
> >
> > for c in A B C D E=3B do
> >      perl  -ibak process.pl abc.txt
> >      perl -ibak process.pl def.txt
> >      perl -ibak proces.pl xyz.txt
> >      - mkdir Backup
> >     mv *bak Backup
> >
> > Not clear what this is doing=3B but it is executing the same pl file =20
> > against
> > different input files.
> >
> > Sorry=2C but I don't quite get it yet.
> >
> > Thanks=2C
> >
> > Veena
> >
> > On Fri=2C Sep 18=2C 2009 at 12:41 PM=2C Ernst de Haan <ernst@pensioenpa=
ge.com=20
> > >wrote:
> >
> >> The Ant way to process multiple Perl files would be:
> >>
> >>  <perl dir=3D"src/perl" todir=3D"build" includes=3D"*.pl" />
> >>
> >> See? It's a different way of thinking...
> >>
> >> Met een vriendelijke groet=2C
> >>
> >>
> >> Ernst de Haan
> >> PensioenPage B.V.
> >> www.pensioenpage.com
> >>
> >> tel. (026) 364 56 34
> >>
> >> Op 18 sep 2009 om 17:12 heeft veena pandit <v.kris21@gmail.com> het
> >> volgende geschreven:\
> >>
> >>
> >> Do you mind posting a small example of the exec command with the =20
> >> script:
> >>> for c in A B C D E=3B do?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks=2C
> >>>
> >>> Veena
> >>>
> >>> On Fri=2C Sep 18=2C 2009 at 10:38 AM=2C John Shott <shott@stanford.ed=
u> =20
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Veena:
> >>>>
> >>>> for c in A B C D E=3B do
> >>>>
> >>>>>   perl ...
> >>>>>  perl ...
> >>>>>  perl...
> >>>>>  - mkdir Backup
> >>>>>   mv *bak Backup
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How do I move this script over to ant build.xml.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is probably a bit hard to answer.  In principle=2C you can =20
> >>>>> simply
> >>>> call
> >>>> the existing script using something like the exec task along with
> >>>> appropriate arg values.  Or=2C you can consider breaking the script =
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> >>>> apart
> >>>> and
> >>>> call individual perl scripts with appropriate arguments.  In =20
> >>>> general=2C
> >>>> however=2C I think that you'll be happier if you are able to use the
> >>>> built-in
> >>>> ant tasks wherever possible and resort to things like the exec =20
> >>>> task only
> >>>> when you absolutely need to.
> >>>>
> >>>> While I'm not a great authority on either make or ant=2C I did =20
> >>>> spend a
> >>>> great
> >>>> deal of time converting a good sized project with a bunch of =20
> >>>> Makefiles to
> >>>> an
> >>>> ant-based build.  My experience is that if you try to simply do a
> >>>> line-by-line conversion of your Makefiles into the ant =20
> >>>> equivalent=2C that
> >>>> you
> >>>> will not be terribly happy with the result.  Why?  Ant is not =20
> >>>> make and
> >>>> they
> >>>> approach things differently.
> >>>>
> >>>> I suspect that you'll be a lot happier with the result if you look
> >>>> carefully at what Make is doing=2C make sure that you understand tha=
t
> >>>> fully=2C
> >>>> and then look at ant to see how some of it's tasks can be =20
> >>>> harnessed to do
> >>>> the same thing.  For example=2C make tends to do things on a =20
> >>>> directory by
> >>>> directory basis whereas ant has a much more sophisticated (to me at
> >>>> least)
> >>>> means of specifying filesets that become the target of a task.  =20
> >>>> Also=2C ant
> >>>> now has a wide range of tasks that perform interesting and often =20
> >>>> complex
> >>>> elements of a build in a single step.  You may even find it =20
> >>>> desirable (if
> >>>> you have that flexibility) to restructure your source tree in a =20
> >>>> more "ant
> >>>> friendly" structure.  You may also find that some of the things =20
> >>>> that your
> >>>> Perl scripts are doing are conveniently doable by ant tasks so =20
> >>>> that when
> >>>> everything is done=2C instead of having a handful of Makefiles plus =
=20
> >>>> Perl
> >>>> scripts that you may have a single build.xml file.  Of course=2C not
> >>>> knowing
> >>>> what your Perl scripts are doing .... they may be doing things =20
> >>>> that would
> >>>> be
> >>>> hard to do in ant.
> >>>>
> >>>> I hope that helps=2C
> >>>>
> >>>> John
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ---=20
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